Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 814 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) Sunday
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
13. 13.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) the
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) grandma
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) dal
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) to
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
38. 38.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he

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