Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 172 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
16. 16.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) was
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) Sunday
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) bus (c) waited
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) cousin
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) put
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I

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