Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 319 · 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.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) rises
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
8. 8.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
30. 30.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
34. 34.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike

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