Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 966 · 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.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) cup
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
21. 21.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) he
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
29. 29.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) rises
33. 33.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
35. 35.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are

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