Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 934 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) I
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the

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