Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 192 · 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.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) village
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
20. 20.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) tea
28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) born
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the

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