Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 701 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) playing
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) played
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) my (c) grandma
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) a
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) Sunday
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are

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