Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 708 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
10. 10.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) languages
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) a
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red

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