Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 774 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
16. 16.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree

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