Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 294 · 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.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
3. 3.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
6. 6.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
8. 8.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
10. 10.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
12. 12.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
13. 13.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
14. 14.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
15. 15.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
19. 19.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
20. 20.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
21. 21.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
23. 23.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
24. 24.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
27. 27.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
29. 29.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
30. 30.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
31. 31.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
33. 33.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
34. 34.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
35. 35.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
36. 36.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
37. 37.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
38. 38.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)

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