Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 755 · 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 friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
20. 20.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) are
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) homework
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
38. 38.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
39. 39.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my

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