Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 122 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) rises
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
16. 16.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
21. 21.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) played
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) letter

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