Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 375 · 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.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
2. 2.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
3. 3.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
4. 4.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
5. 5.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
6. 6.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
7. 7.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
8. 8.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
10. 10.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
12. 12.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
13. 13.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
14. 14.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
15. 15.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
16. 16.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
18. 18.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
19. 19.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
20. 20.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
23. 23.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
24. 24.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
25. 25.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
27. 27.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
29. 29.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
30. 30.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
31. 31.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
32. 32.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
35. 35.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
36. 36.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
37. 37.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation