Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 380 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
3. 3.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river

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