Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 513 · 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) the (c) market
2. 2.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
39. 39.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) children
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the

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