Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 88 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
11. 11.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
16. 16.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) small
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
25. 25.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
38. 38.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing

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