Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 852 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
2. 2.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) closed
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
10. 10.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) captain
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is

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