Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 861 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
9. 9.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) red
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) park
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) the (c) station
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are

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