Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 914 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) the
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went

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