Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 665 · 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) the (b) in (c) Put
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) the
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) I
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) captain
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) rain
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) is
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) playing
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) us
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation