Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 788 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) a
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) put
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) shop
16. 16.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) at
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) ate
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket

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