Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 935 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) met
6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) my
20. 20.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) my
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
24. 24.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) cousin
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
35. 35.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises

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