Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 330 · 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.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) wrote
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
37. 37.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see

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