Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 198 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) in
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
15. 15.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
23. 23.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
37. 37.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we

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