Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 522 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) rain
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) rises
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
17. 17.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) cup
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
32. 32.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) want
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
37. 37.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises

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