Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 360 · 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 “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
2. 2.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
3. 3.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
4. 4.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
6. 6.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
9. 9.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
10. 10.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
18. 18.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
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.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
21. 21.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
22. 22.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
24. 24.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
25. 25.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
26. 26.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
27. 27.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
28. 28.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
29. 29.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
30. 30.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
31. 31.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
32. 32.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
33. 33.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
35. 35.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
36. 36.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
37. 37.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
39. 39.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)

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