Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 905 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) the
8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
13. 13.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
22. 22.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
28. 28.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
30. 30.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
34. 34.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a

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