← Sentence stress lesson New set →

Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 188 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) playing
  2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
  6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
  7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
  10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
  11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
  12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) letter
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
  21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
  23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
  25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
  28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
  30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
  31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
  34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
  35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
  37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
  39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) on

Answer key

  1. are
  2. going
  3. the
  4. is
  5. closed
  6. waited
  7. train
  8. playing
  9. we
  10. reading
  11. gave
  12. born
  13. of
  14. a
  15. in
  16. table
  17. new
  18. reading
  19. late
  20. the
  21. bus
  22. are
  23. sister
  24. team
  25. keys
  26. bus
  27. the
  28. speak
  29. born
  30. he
  31. waited
  32. see
  33. a
  34. Sunday
  35. the
  36. he
  37. sweet
  38. is
  39. want
  40. on

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