Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 667 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) red
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) village
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) milk
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) bus

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