Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 989 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) are
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) I (c) met
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) keys
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the

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