Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 907 · 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.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) red
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal
7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) can
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) the
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we

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