Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 735 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
7. 7.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) my (c) letter
23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
37. 37.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
39. 39.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she

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