Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 300 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) played
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) the
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a

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