Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 666 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) tea
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book

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