Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 862 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
8. 8.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
32. 32.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) met
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) I
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) put
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
40. 40.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he

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