Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 798 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) milk
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) captain
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) east
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) three
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) a (c) wrote
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want

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