Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 216 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) phone
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
11. 11.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) wrote
34. 34.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a

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