Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 740 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) cousin
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
19. 19.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
21. 21.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) is
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) bus

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