Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 400 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) closed
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) the
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
22. 22.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) us
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) a
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
32. 32.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on

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