Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 780 · 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.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
2. 2.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) I
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
6. 6.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
29. 29.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) cousin
31. 31.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and

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