Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 94 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
4. 4.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) children
14. 14.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) are
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
33. 33.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was

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