Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 806 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) a
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) flowers
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) was
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) a
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three

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