Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 423 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) a
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) station
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
26. 26.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) village
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) letter
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book

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