Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 137 · 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 the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) languages
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) in
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) fridge
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) shop
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) I
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
31. 31.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) keys
39. 39.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the

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