Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 401 · 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 stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) can
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) yellow
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
20. 20.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) wrote
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) east
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) born
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
39. 39.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see

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