Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 594 · 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 waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
10. 10.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) cousin
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the

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