Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 849 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) and
19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
37. 37.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he

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