Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 228 · 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 cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) dal
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) cup
7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
17. 17.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) grandma
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) shop
28. 28.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) wrote
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and

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