Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 59 · 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.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) school
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) the
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) born
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) to
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) water
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the

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