Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 35 · 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.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
4. 4.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
5. 5.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
7. 7.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
10. 10.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
12. 12.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
14. 14.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
15. 15.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
16. 16.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
17. 17.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
20. 20.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
21. 21.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
22. 22.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
23. 23.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
24. 24.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
25. 25.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
26. 26.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
28. 28.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
29. 29.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
30. 30.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
31. 31.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
32. 32.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
35. 35.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)

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