Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 173 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) on
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) put
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation