Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 600 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) was (c) village
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) to
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) the
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
27. 27.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
29. 29.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) park
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) are

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