Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 256 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) I
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
16. 16.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
25. 25.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
27. 27.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
29. 29.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) are
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the

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