Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 549 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
6. 6.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
8. 8.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
12. 12.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) flowers
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) a
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) born
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass

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