Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 765 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) at
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
6. 6.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
9. 9.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) playing
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
22. 22.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) rain
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we

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