Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 783 · 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) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
9. 9.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) water
13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) he
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) to
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my

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