Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 834 · 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.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
2. 2.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) grandma
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) played
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is

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