Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 921 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
4. 4.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
15. 15.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) in
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) on
27. 27.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
40. 40.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she

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