Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 548 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) I
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) to
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave
24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) want
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) tea
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can

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