Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 778 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
26. 26.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) tea
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school

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