Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 157 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) the
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) tea
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) was
20. 20.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) a
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) the
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a

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