Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 110 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) in
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small
22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
26. 26.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) to
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
40. 40.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave

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