Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 354 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) glass
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) speak
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) village
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
33. 33.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) my (c) cousin
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class

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