Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 402 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) need
6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) village
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) at
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) he
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) in
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) three
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we

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