Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 438 · 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 the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) red
3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
5. 5.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
11. 11.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) played
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) captain
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of

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