Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 889 · 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 need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) my
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a

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