Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 842 · 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 stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) grandma
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) Sunday
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
11. 11.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) water
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) my
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
22. 22.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) my
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen

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