Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 260 · 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 “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
3. 3.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
4. 4.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
6. 6.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
7. 7.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
8. 8.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
9. 9.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
10. 10.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
12. 12.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
14. 14.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
16. 16.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
18. 18.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
19. 19.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
20. 20.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
22. 22.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
23. 23.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
25. 25.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
28. 28.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
29. 29.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
30. 30.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
31. 31.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
32. 32.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
34. 34.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
36. 36.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
37. 37.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
39. 39.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
40. 40.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)

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