Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 230 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) cousin
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) closed
10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) I
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
39. 39.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see

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