Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 671 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) at (c) station
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
18. 18.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) children
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
38. 38.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading

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