Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 786 · 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) and (b) dal (c) we
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
17. 17.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) the
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) is
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) the
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes

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