Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 613 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) a
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) the
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) cup
6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) a
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
15. 15.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) a
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) met
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he

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