Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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