Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 237 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
7. 7.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
9. 9.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
10. 10.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the

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