Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 64 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) keys
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) I
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
38. 38.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) he
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers

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