Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 790 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) met (c) cousin
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
23. 23.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) he
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) put
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter

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