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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 282 · 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.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
  4. 4.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  5. 5.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  6. 6.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  7. 7.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
  9. 9.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
  14. 14.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  21. 21.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  22. 22.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  25. 25.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
  27. 27.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  28. 28.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  29. 29.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
  31. 31.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  35. 35.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
  36. 36.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CIDE (2nd) (b) DE-cide (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
  40. 40.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)

Answer key

  1. re-LAX (2nd)
  2. SIS-ter (1st)
  3. WIN-ter (1st)
  4. OB-ject (1st)
  5. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  6. con-TEST (2nd)
  7. EX-port (1st)
  8. WIN-dow (1st)
  9. de-SERT (2nd)
  10. MOD-ern (1st)
  11. col-LECT (2nd)
  12. PAR-rot (1st)
  13. re-PLY (2nd)
  14. con-TRACT (2nd)
  15. TEACH-er (1st)
  16. WA-ter (1st)
  17. BAS-ket (1st)
  18. re-TURN (2nd)
  19. WIN-dow (1st)
  20. WA-ter (1st)
  21. CON-duct (1st)
  22. sus-PECT (2nd)
  23. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  24. pro-TECT (2nd)
  25. per-MIT (2nd)
  26. PIC-ture (1st)
  27. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  28. SUS-pect (1st)
  29. PROG-ress (1st)
  30. PEN-cil (1st)
  31. in-SULT (2nd)
  32. HAP-py (1st)
  33. be-GIN (2nd)
  34. MAR-ket (1st)
  35. BAS-ket (1st)
  36. PA-per (1st)
  37. de-NY (2nd)
  38. de-CIDE (2nd)
  39. re-PEAT (2nd)
  40. CON-tract (1st)

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