Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 493 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) a
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
22. 22.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
29. 29.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) to
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
39. 39.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend

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