Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 297 · 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) watching (c) they
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
5. 5.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
20. 20.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) is
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
27. 27.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) was
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
37. 37.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the

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