Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 971 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
8. 8.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) want
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) a
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) children
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is

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