Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 411 · 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 train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) at
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
19. 19.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
27. 27.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) she
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
40. 40.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher

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