Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 530 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) station
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
31. 31.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
32. 32.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) grandma
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my

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