Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 752 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) met
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
20. 20.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) station
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
39. 39.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes

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