Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 710 · 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 sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) Delhi
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
25. 25.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
26. 26.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a

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