Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 351 · 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.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
2. 2.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
3. 3.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
4. 4.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
5. 5.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
9. 9.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
10. 10.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
11. 11.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
12. 12.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
13. 13.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
16. 16.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
17. 17.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
18. 18.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
19. 19.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
20. 20.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
22. 22.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
23. 23.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
24. 24.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
27. 27.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
28. 28.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
29. 29.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
30. 30.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
33. 33.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
35. 35.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
37. 37.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
38. 38.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)

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