Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 955 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
7. 7.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) school
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) tea
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) to
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) I
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) Sunday
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree

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