Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 567 · 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 reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) a
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) was (c) village
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) born (c) village
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was

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