Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 632 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) I
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) Sunday
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
27. 27.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played

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