Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 741 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
2. 2.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) team
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) closed
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
26. 26.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) met
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) a
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the

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