Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 232 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
7. 7.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) park
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
37. 37.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) keys
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass

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