Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 805 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
6. 6.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
12. 12.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) was (c) small
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket

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