Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 897 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
10. 10.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
20. 20.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) I
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
34. 34.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) the
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I

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