Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 142 · 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 was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) to
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
14. 14.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
19. 19.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) played
31. 31.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
34. 34.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages

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