Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 45 · 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 “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
2. 2.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
3. 3.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
4. 4.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
5. 5.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
7. 7.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
9. 9.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
10. 10.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
11. 11.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
13. 13.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
14. 14.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
16. 16.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
17. 17.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
19. 19.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
23. 23.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
24. 24.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
25. 25.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
26. 26.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
27. 27.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
28. 28.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
29. 29.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
30. 30.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
34. 34.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
35. 35.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
37. 37.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
38. 38.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
39. 39.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
40. 40.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)

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