Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 214 · 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.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
3. 3.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
4. 4.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
6. 6.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
7. 7.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
8. 8.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
9. 9.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
10. 10.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
12. 12.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
14. 14.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
15. 15.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
16. 16.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
17. 17.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
19. 19.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
21. 21.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
24. 24.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
25. 25.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
28. 28.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
29. 29.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
31. 31.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
32. 32.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
33. 33.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
34. 34.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
35. 35.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
37. 37.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
38. 38.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
40. 40.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)

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