Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 366 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) flowers
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) wrote (c) letter
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
24. 24.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
32. 32.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
34. 34.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he

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