Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 51 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
15. 15.Listen: 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) my
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading

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