Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 210 · 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.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
2. 2.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
3. 3.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
4. 4.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
5. 5.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
6. 6.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
7. 7.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
9. 9.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
10. 10.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
11. 11.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
12. 12.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
14. 14.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
15. 15.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
16. 16.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
17. 17.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
18. 18.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
19. 19.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
21. 21.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
23. 23.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
24. 24.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
26. 26.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
30. 30.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
31. 31.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
34. 34.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
36. 36.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
37. 37.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
39. 39.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)

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