Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 444 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
16. 16.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
21. 21.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) closed (c) Sunday
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) the
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) need
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen

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