Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 828 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) need
6. 6.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) cousin
7. 7.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
22. 22.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
26. 26.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) team
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
30. 30.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) children
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) to

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