Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 948 · 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 waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
5. 5.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
8. 8.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) played
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
23. 23.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) of
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
25. 25.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
30. 30.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) to
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) grandma

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