Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 209 · 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.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
2. 2.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
3. 3.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
4. 4.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
5. 5.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
6. 6.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
9. 9.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
10. 10.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
11. 11.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
12. 12.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
14. 14.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
15. 15.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
16. 16.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
17. 17.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
18. 18.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
20. 20.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
21. 21.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CIDE (2nd) (b) DE-cide (1st)
22. 22.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
23. 23.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
25. 25.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
26. 26.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
28. 28.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
29. 29.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
31. 31.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
32. 32.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
34. 34.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
37. 37.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
38. 38.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
40. 40.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)

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