Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 181 · 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 ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
5. 5.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
15. 15.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
32. 32.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) new
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small

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