Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 159 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) he
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
19. 19.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) village
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
34. 34.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
35. 35.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are

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