Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 979 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) park
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) closed (c) shop
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
7. 7.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
16. 16.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
31. 31.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby

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