Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 879 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) my
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
22. 22.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
27. 27.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) need
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
34. 34.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he

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