Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 65 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
4. 4.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) a
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) shelf
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
21. 21.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) phone
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) met (c) cousin
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) the
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave

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