Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 992 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
23. 23.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
28. 28.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) the

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