Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 969 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) fridge
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
27. 27.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) flowers
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the

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