Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 331 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
7. 7.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) village
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) playing
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) grandma
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the

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