Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 75 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
12. 12.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) captain
20. 20.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
29. 29.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) shop
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) in
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun

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