Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 540 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
2. 2.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) east
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) fridge
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) born
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
40. 40.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) village

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