Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 375 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
5. 5.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) was
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) I
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike

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