Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 178 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
23. 23.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) a
29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) rice
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is

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