Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 500 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
14. 14.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
22. 22.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) a
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the

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