Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 982 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) I
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) in
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) cricket
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) closed
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
36. 36.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we

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