Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 729 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) village
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) of
9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the

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