Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 93 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) cousin
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) station
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) grandma
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
28. 28.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
33. 33.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) he
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited

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