Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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