Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 562 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
9. 9.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
14. 14.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) children
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is

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