Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 48 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) shop
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
35. 35.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) cousin
39. 39.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading

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