Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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