Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 724 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at
4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) glass
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) was (c) village
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
25. 25.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) met (c) station
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) children
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) my (c) station
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a

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