Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 923 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
25. 25.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
36. 36.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk

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