Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 924 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) village
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
6. 6.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) glass
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) I
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) shelf
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike

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