Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 512 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) met
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) to
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) yellow
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) at
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) small
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend

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