Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 999 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a

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