Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 440 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
2. 2.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) a
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) and
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played

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