Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 592 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) want
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) he
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes

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