Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 657 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) are
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited

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