Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 860 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) shelf
16. 16.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) speak
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) Sunday
39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a

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