Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 111 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) letter
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
23. 23.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) cousin
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) flowers (c) red
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) dal

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