Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 720 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) station
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
15. 15.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
17. 17.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) a
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) a

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