Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 204 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) the
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
10. 10.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
15. 15.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) cricket
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in

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