Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 961 · 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.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
16. 16.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
22. 22.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) he
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
26. 26.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) my
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) letter
34. 34.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
36. 36.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) I
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike

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