Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 521 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
16. 16.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
17. 17.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
25. 25.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) a (c) letter
28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea

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