Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 673 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
16. 16.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) we
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) closed
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) met
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she

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