Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 225 · 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.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) playing
3. 3.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) the
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
36. 36.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
37. 37.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the

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