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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 100 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Nouns at the front, verbs at the back): Find the job of the word in the sentence: thing (noun) or action (verb)? Noun or adjective: stress the 1st syllable — RE-cord, PRE-sent, OB-ject. Verb: stress the 2nd syllable — re-CORD, pre-SENT, ob-JECT.

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  1. 1.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  5. 5.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  6. 6.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  7. 7.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  8. 8.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
  12. 12.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
  15. 15.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  16. 16.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
  17. 17.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  20. 20.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  21. 21.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  22. 22.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  23. 23.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) de-CIDE (2nd) (b) DE-cide (1st)
  25. 25.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  27. 27.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  32. 32.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  33. 33.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)

Answer key

  1. re-LAX (2nd)
  2. for-GET (2nd)
  3. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  4. PAR-rot (1st)
  5. RE-cord (1st)
  6. CON-duct (1st)
  7. con-TEST (2nd)
  8. re-BEL (2nd)
  9. MOD-ern (1st)
  10. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  11. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  12. SUS-pect (1st)
  13. RAB-bit (1st)
  14. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  15. ob-JECT (2nd)
  16. PRO-test (1st)
  17. DE-sert (1st)
  18. pro-TECT (2nd)
  19. for-GET (2nd)
  20. RE-bel (1st)
  21. in-SULT (2nd)
  22. con-TRACT (2nd)
  23. IN-sult (1st)
  24. de-CIDE (2nd)
  25. EX-port (1st)
  26. re-TURN (2nd)
  27. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  28. PAR-rot (1st)
  29. TEACH-er (1st)
  30. AP-ple (1st)
  31. DOC-tor (1st)
  32. pre-SENT (2nd)
  33. SUB-ject (1st)
  34. com-PLETE (2nd)
  35. PA-per (1st)
  36. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  37. in-VITE (2nd)
  38. HAP-py (1st)
  39. MON-key (1st)
  40. re-SPECT (2nd)

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