Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 150 · 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) was (b) a (c) small
2. 2.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
19. 19.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) rain
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) was
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
40. 40.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the

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