Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 145 · 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.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) in
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) bus
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
26. 26.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) flowers
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) born
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team

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