Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 733 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) on
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
30. 30.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading

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