Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 602 · 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 “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) letter
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
8. 8.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) in
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon

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