Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 24 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) letter
18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
29. 29.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the

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