Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 413 · 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 live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) put
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
21. 21.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) and
27. 27.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we

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