Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 762 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
10. 10.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
15. 15.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) born
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
30. 30.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
36. 36.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are

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