Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 848 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
9. 9.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) east
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
27. 27.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
28. 28.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
36. 36.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
40. 40.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to

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