Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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