Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 316 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
12. 12.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) to
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
20. 20.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three

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