Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 447 · 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 “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
3. 3.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
4. 4.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
5. 5.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
7. 7.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
8. 8.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
9. 9.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
11. 11.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
12. 12.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
13. 13.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
17. 17.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
19. 19.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
20. 20.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
21. 21.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
22. 22.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
23. 23.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
25. 25.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
26. 26.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
30. 30.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
32. 32.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
33. 33.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
34. 34.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
35. 35.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
38. 38.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
39. 39.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
40. 40.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)

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