Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 359 · 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) is (b) team (c) the
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) I
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus

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