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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 243 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  3. 3.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  4. 4.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  5. 5.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
  7. 7.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  8. 8.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  9. 9.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
  12. 12.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
  15. 15.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
  16. 16.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  17. 17.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
  25. 25.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
  28. 28.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
  30. 30.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  31. 31.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  32. 32.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  34. 34.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  38. 38.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  39. 39.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)

Answer key

  1. MAR-ket (1st)
  2. MAR-ket (1st)
  3. EX-tract (1st)
  4. EX-port (1st)
  5. pre-SENT (2nd)
  6. pre-FER (2nd)
  7. be-GIN (2nd)
  8. sus-PECT (2nd)
  9. PER-fect (1st)
  10. AP-ple (1st)
  11. re-SPECT (2nd)
  12. re-CORD (2nd)
  13. BAS-ket (1st)
  14. YEL-low (1st)
  15. IM-port (1st)
  16. per-MIT (2nd)
  17. con-DUCT (2nd)
  18. de-LETE (2nd)
  19. en-JOY (2nd)
  20. RAB-bit (1st)
  21. WIN-dow (1st)
  22. WIN-ter (1st)
  23. DOC-tor (1st)
  24. pre-PARE (2nd)
  25. PRE-sent (1st)
  26. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  27. CAR-pet (1st)
  28. CON-tract (1st)
  29. MON-key (1st)
  30. YEL-low (1st)
  31. SUS-pect (1st)
  32. IN-crease (1st)
  33. WA-ter (1st)
  34. TRANS-port (1st)
  35. sug-GEST (2nd)
  36. in-VITE (2nd)
  37. pro-TECT (2nd)
  38. in-SULT (2nd)
  39. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  40. be-GIN (2nd)

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