Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 985 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) I
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) my (c) letter
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) village

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