Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 864 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) village
8. 8.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is

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