Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 925 · 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.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) small
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
17. 17.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) my (c) station
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) tea
35. 35.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our

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