Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 939 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) want
12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) three
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) born
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) water
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
28. 28.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they

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