Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 818 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) are
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) red
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
17. 17.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) small
19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) school
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
25. 25.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is

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