Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 385 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) flowers (c) yellow
2. 2.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
4. 4.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) born (c) village
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass

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