Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 92 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) I
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) a
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) the
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
27. 27.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) was

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