Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 766 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
21. 21.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) was
22. 22.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
37. 37.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I

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