Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 622 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
19. 19.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) a
35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
40. 40.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went

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