Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 470 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) letter (c) grandma
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) a
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the

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