Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 604 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) playing
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) glass
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in

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