Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 877 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
6. 6.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) met (c) station
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at

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