Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 160 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
5. 5.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) I
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) and
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
9. 9.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) was
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are

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