Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 663 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) cousin
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) my
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
33. 33.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) cousin
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
38. 38.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we

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