Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 830 · 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 stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
6. 6.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
12. 12.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) village
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup

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