Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 963 · 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 “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) sun
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) the
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) shelf
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) I
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone

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