Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 903 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) cousin
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) need
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
27. 27.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
36. 36.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the

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