Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 71 · 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.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) cousin
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) fridge
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) red
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) he
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister

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