Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 163 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
2. 2.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
7. 7.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) small
23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) playing
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was

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