Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 510 · 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) the (b) are (c) red
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) of
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) is
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) on

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