Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 871 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
2. 2.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
15. 15.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) of
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) teacher
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
35. 35.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) station
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she

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