Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 378 · 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 train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
4. 4.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) on
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
22. 22.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
31. 31.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in

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