Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 821 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) shop
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
10. 10.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) fridge
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she

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