Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 833 · 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 ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) flowers
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) water
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
10. 10.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
30. 30.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog

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