Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 807 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) I (c) wrote
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) was (c) village
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) letter
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late

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