Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 770 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
9. 9.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) need
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) born
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see

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