Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 480 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
5. 5.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) was
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) letter
13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
21. 21.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) tea
23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing

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