Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 868 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
6. 6.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) to
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) the (c) met
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a

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