Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 609 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
4. 4.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) played
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) a
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) rice
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) village
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a

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