Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 718 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) children
16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) to
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog

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