Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 773 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) the
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I

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