Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 851 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) cup
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
30. 30.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train

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