Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 525 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
6. 6.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
16. 16.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) rises
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) village
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the

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