Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 433 · 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) teacher (b) homework (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) need
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station

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