Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 633 · 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) and (b) we (c) rice
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
16. 16.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) small
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) we
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain

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