Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 78 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) he
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) bus (c) waited
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
28. 28.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) us
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our

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