Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 453 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) is
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
16. 16.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) in
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) my (c) met
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can

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