Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 768 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) at
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) east
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we

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