Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 872 · 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) tea (b) I (c) a
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) met
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) on
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) cousin
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a

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