Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 307 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
5. 5.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) captain
6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) at
17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) letter
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of

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