Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 893 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) homework
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
10. 10.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
26. 26.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song

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