Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 944 · 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.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
16. 16.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) are
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) cousin
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge

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