Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 354 · 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 “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
3. 3.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
4. 4.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
5. 5.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
8. 8.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
9. 9.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
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.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
15. 15.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
16. 16.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
17. 17.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
19. 19.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
20. 20.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
21. 21.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
22. 22.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
23. 23.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
24. 24.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
25. 25.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
26. 26.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
27. 27.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
28. 28.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
29. 29.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
30. 30.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
31. 31.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
32. 32.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
33. 33.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
34. 34.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
35. 35.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
36. 36.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
38. 38.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
39. 39.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “table”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)

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