Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 435 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) are
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) my
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) keys
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and

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