Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 130 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) grandma
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) small
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can

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