Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 343 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
12. 12.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
23. 23.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is

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