Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 929 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) a
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) shelf
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
33. 33.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
36. 36.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride

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