Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 920 · 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 wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) was
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
33. 33.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in

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