Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 176 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) wrote
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) I
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
10. 10.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) village
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
20. 20.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
37. 37.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) to
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can

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