Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 262 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) born (c) village
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) at
24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) to
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) children
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a

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