Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 506 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) park
6. 6.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) in
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is

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