Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 564 · 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.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
25. 25.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the

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