Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 606 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
24. 24.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he

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