Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 247 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) in
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
22. 22.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) I
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) the
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are

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