Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 474 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) team
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) Sunday
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) sun

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