Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 719 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) rises
24. 24.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) keys
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) a (c) letter
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they

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