Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 352 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
33. 33.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we

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