Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 396 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) closed
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
18. 18.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) the
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is

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