Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 694 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
3. 3.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
14. 14.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
16. 16.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live

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