Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 820 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
9. 9.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) sun
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) my
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
25. 25.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) born
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) grandma
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun

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