Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 529 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) we
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) park

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