Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 917 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) my
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) letter
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) in
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
37. 37.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) on
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can

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