Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 363 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
3. 3.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
9. 9.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
14. 14.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) shop
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
27. 27.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) village
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) keys
32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) in
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the

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