Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 127 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
7. 7.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) are
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) played
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) shelf
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of

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