Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 874 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) the
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) grandma
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) he
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
34. 34.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) played

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