Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 83 · 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 played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) a (c) grandma
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) cousin
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) red

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