Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 200 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
23. 23.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping

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