Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 898 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three
4. 4.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) met
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) my
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
26. 26.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
40. 40.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain

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