Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 437 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
7. 7.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) my (c) wrote
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) children
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) station
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak

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