Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 117 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) are
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) met
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) small
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
15. 15.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) I
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) is
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he

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