Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 838 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) small
30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) small
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is

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