Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 41 · 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.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
2. 2.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
3. 3.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
5. 5.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
7. 7.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
8. 8.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
9. 9.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
10. 10.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
11. 11.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
12. 12.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
13. 13.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
15. 15.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
18. 18.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
19. 19.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
20. 20.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
21. 21.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
22. 22.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
23. 23.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
24. 24.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
26. 26.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
28. 28.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
29. 29.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
30. 30.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
31. 31.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
35. 35.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
37. 37.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
40. 40.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)

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