Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 854 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) to
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
21. 21.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) in
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) dal
38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited

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