Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 796 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) grandma
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) station
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) born
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children

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