Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 702 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
7. 7.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) met
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) station
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) the (c) cousin
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
18. 18.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) are
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) grandma
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) I
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) new
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the

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