Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 960 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) shop
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) we
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) put
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) east
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) small
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) water
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my

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