Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 621 · 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 ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) my
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) played
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) was
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played

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