Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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