Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 231 · 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.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
3. 3.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (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.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
8. 8.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
9. 9.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
10. 10.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
11. 11.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
12. 12.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
15. 15.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
16. 16.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
17. 17.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
19. 19.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
20. 20.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
22. 22.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
23. 23.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
25. 25.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
26. 26.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
27. 27.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
28. 28.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
29. 29.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
30. 30.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
32. 32.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
33. 33.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
36. 36.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
37. 37.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
38. 38.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)

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