Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 744 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) Put
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) my
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) to
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train

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