Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 246 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
2. 2.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
15. 15.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) I
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) need
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) playing
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in

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