Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 429 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
16. 16.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) my
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) rain
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) red
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
31. 31.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) shop
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late

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