Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 266 · 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) the (b) is (c) kite
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
3. 3.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) captain
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) flowers
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) he
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) cricket
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
35. 35.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) wrote
39. 39.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing

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