Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 166 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) the
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
40. 40.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can

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