Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation