Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 229 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
2. 2.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
3. 3.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) my (c) station
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the

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