Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 577 · 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 train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) need
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
34. 34.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) to
38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) Delhi
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping

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