Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 870 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) a
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
5. 5.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) we
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) rain
31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) the
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class

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