Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 785 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) born
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) letter
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) was (c) village
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
25. 25.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) played

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