Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 508 · 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.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) cricket
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
29. 29.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
32. 32.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) letter
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they

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