Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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