Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 351 · 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) tree (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
10. 10.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) was
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
20. 20.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) in
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
25. 25.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) in
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
33. 33.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree

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