Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 981 · 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 are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the

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