Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 345 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) I
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) in
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) cup
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
31. 31.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) children
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend

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