Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 679 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
11. 11.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
26. 26.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the

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