Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 568 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
9. 9.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) at
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
29. 29.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) cousin
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys

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