Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 275 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) shop
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) keys
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
14. 14.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east

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