Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 102 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
2. 2.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) and
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) water
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) the
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) I
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) on
29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain

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