Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 736 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) sun
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) wrote
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) children
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) born
20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) cousin
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
37. 37.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
38. 38.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave

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