Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 80 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) water
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) rain
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
21. 21.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children

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