Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 134 · 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) they (b) a (c) film
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) I
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) was
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) shelf
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the

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