Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 642 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) grandma
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
10. 10.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) cousin
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
17. 17.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
21. 21.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) my
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) cousin
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us

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