Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 449 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) in
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) rain
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) water
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) small
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) a
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) yellow
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus

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