Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 121 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) the
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) the
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
20. 20.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
33. 33.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) homework
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are

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