Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 722 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
3. 3.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
5. 5.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) my
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) to
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
26. 26.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
30. 30.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a

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