Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 442 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) water
13. 13.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
16. 16.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) we
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) need
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) small
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
32. 32.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) yellow
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I

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