Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 452 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) we
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) was
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) of
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) water
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) Sunday
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we

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