Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 983 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) and
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) is
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) my
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
29. 29.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) phone
34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave

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