Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 916 · 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 are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) playing
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we

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