Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 941 · 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 stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
12. 12.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) I (c) met
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) in
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) fridge
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are

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