Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 771 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) grandma
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
35. 35.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite

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