Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 972 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) letter
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) we
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) I
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) my
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) red
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing

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