Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 794 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) rain
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) a
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me

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