Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 711 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
19. 19.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak
39. 39.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I

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