Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 10 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
5. 5.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
14. 14.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) to
15. 15.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) need
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
23. 23.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) the (c) met
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite

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