Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 183 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
2. 2.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) are
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) put
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) on
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
16. 16.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) bus (c) waited
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) born (c) small
35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) a
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can

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