Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 214 · 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 is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) at (c) cousin
6. 6.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) played
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) on
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) letter
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) on
23. 23.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) a
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) the
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) lives
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone

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