Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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