Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 250 · 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 the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
11. 11.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) are
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) on
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
35. 35.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) are
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) in
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at

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