Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 813 · 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 see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) small
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) a
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is

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