Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 844 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
15. 15.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
21. 21.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) the
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
31. 31.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) village
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to

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