Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 125 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) my
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) my
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
23. 23.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) dal
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) small
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge

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