Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 394 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) rain
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) and
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) he
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing

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