Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 190 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
4. 4.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) my
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping

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