Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 745 · 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) is (b) in (c) kite
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) village
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) a
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
33. 33.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) grandma
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak

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