Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 731 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) the
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) village
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
4. 4.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) my
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) yellow
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a

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