Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 643 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
20. 20.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
25. 25.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) to
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the

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