Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 912 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) a
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) I
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) is
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
35. 35.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she

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