Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 591 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) my
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) the
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) met
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) he

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