Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 350 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
2. 2.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) in
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) are
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) need
32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
37. 37.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) born
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) to
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun

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