Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 248 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) children
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
12. 12.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was

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