Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 43 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) shelf
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
28. 28.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
37. 37.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet

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