Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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