Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 332 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
12. 12.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) red
28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) closed
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) I
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) I
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
37. 37.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
39. 39.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park

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