Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 124 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) my
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
21. 21.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
24. 24.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) met
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is

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