Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 261 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
2. 2.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) team
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) wrote
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
9. 9.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) at
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table

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