Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 760 · 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.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) tea
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) Delhi
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park

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