Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 880 · 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) pen (b) gave (c) a
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
4. 4.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) shelf
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) I
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) fridge
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
33. 33.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) a
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he

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