Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 57 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
7. 7.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) small
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) the
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
30. 30.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in

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