Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 74 · 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) live (b) river (c) the
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
5. 5.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
20. 20.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) she
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) shop

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