Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 928 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
29. 29.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) sun
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can

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