Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 108 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) met
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
14. 14.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) grandma (c) wrote
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) I
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) my
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) phone
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop

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