Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 792 · 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 stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
12. 12.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
13. 13.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) cousin
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) in
31. 31.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) put
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was

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