Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 937 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) met
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) keys
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
15. 15.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow

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