Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 407 · 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 “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
5. 5.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
11. 11.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) born
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) shelf
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) children
17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching

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