Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 841 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
15. 15.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) my
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) I
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
33. 33.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
36. 36.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave

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