Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 105 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
38. 38.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we

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