Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 611 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) at
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) wrote
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) yellow
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) my (c) station
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the

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