Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 412 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
14. 14.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) played
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) Sunday
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
32. 32.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played

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