Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 922 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) small (c) born
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) village (c) small
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) of
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
39. 39.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children

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