Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 635 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) was
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) on
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) my
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
34. 34.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
37. 37.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister

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