Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 638 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) closed
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) I
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) are
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) playing
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) new
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) dal

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