Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 791 · 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) dog (b) the (c) is
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) want
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
18. 18.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
21. 21.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
39. 39.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree

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