Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 950 · 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 cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) tea
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
16. 16.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) station
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
35. 35.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) three

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