Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 930 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in

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