Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 499 · 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 stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) letter (c) grandma
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) cricket
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) grandma
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he

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