Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 670 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
6. 6.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) he
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) I
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) grandma (c) wrote
28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
36. 36.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) to
39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog

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