Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 995 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) cricket
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) a
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin

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