Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 954 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) I
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
20. 20.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
29. 29.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow

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