Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 184 · 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 stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) children
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
16. 16.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) cricket
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
32. 32.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station

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