Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 986 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
13. 13.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
27. 27.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
28. 28.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) closed
30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave

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