Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 314 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) homework
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) born
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) wrote
32. 32.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) village
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) homework
37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the

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