Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 384 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) on
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
39. 39.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can

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