Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 573 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) wrote
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
16. 16.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) my
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the

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