Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 226 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) rain
16. 16.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) need
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at

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