Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 63 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
8. 8.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) in
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
17. 17.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) in
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) cousin
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is

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