Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 819 · 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 train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
4. 4.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
22. 22.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
28. 28.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) letter
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
39. 39.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a

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