Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 133 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) he
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) closed
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
31. 31.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
39. 39.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading

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