Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 426 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
7. 7.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
11. 11.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) born (c) village
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) flowers
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are

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