Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 570 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
5. 5.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
19. 19.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the

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