Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 730 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) met
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) letter
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) Sunday
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) school
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) in
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) water

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