Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 194 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) captain
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) at (c) cousin
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) born
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
24. 24.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) station
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) dal
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought

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