Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 644 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
40. 40.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I

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