Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 231 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) is
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
11. 11.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) a
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) Delhi
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal

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