Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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