Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 620 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) cousin
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
12. 12.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) the
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) was
27. 27.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a

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