Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 227 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
8. 8.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
21. 21.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) I
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) my

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