Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 630 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite

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