Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 97 · 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 went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) wrote
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) born
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
28. 28.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) yellow
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I

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