Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 764 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
17. 17.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) can
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
22. 22.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they

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