Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 582 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
16. 16.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
19. 19.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
28. 28.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our

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