Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 959 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) wrote
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
8. 8.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) was
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) small
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) wrote
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) water
25. 25.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
28. 28.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) the
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film

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