Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 360 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) friend
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) cousin
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) rain
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) closed
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
31. 31.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
34. 34.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
36. 36.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone

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