Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 252 · 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.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) my
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
14. 14.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) Delhi
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) I
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) of
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was

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