Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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