Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 122 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
4. 4.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
5. 5.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
6. 6.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
8. 8.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
9. 9.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
10. 10.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
11. 11.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
12. 12.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
13. 13.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
14. 14.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
16. 16.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
19. 19.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
20. 20.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
21. 21.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
23. 23.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
24. 24.Listen to “table”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
28. 28.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
29. 29.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
30. 30.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
31. 31.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
35. 35.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
36. 36.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
38. 38.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
40. 40.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)

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