Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 85 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) the
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they

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