Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 182 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
7. 7.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
9. 9.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
31. 31.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) put
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) born
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the

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