Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 272 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
5. 5.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) closed
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) I (c) letter
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday

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