Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 709 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) languages
6. 6.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) shop
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
23. 23.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
35. 35.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) in
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the

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