Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 89 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
20. 20.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) want
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) put
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice

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