Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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