Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 873 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) cousin
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they

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