Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 607 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) I
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
19. 19.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
22. 22.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) team
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing

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