Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 706 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) cousin
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
11. 11.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) is
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) I
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) playing
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the

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