Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 382 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) and
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) to
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
27. 27.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite

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