Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 115 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) rises
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
24. 24.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) flowers
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) yellow
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) cousin
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a

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