Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 605 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
22. 22.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) park
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) us
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is

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