Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 451 · 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 stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) at
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
13. 13.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) rain (c) children
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) want
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) are
35. 35.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) wrote
36. 36.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the

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