Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 311 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) he
8. 8.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) on
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) tea
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
34. 34.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is

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