Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 132 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) he
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
28. 28.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) sun
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
36. 36.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we

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