Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 586 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
16. 16.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
20. 20.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) letter
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) playing
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) cousin (c) station
35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) wrote

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