Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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