Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 647 · 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.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) water
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
7. 7.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) are
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
17. 17.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) the
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) met
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
25. 25.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we

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