Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 72 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) I
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) a
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
31. 31.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) the

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