Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 548 · 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 “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
2. 2.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
3. 3.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
4. 4.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
5. 5.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
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.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
8. 8.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
9. 9.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
10. 10.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
12. 12.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
13. 13.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
14. 14.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
15. 15.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
17. 17.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
18. 18.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
19. 19.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
20. 20.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
21. 21.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
22. 22.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (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.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
25. 25.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
26. 26.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
27. 27.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
29. 29.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
32. 32.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
33. 33.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
34. 34.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
35. 35.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
36. 36.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
37. 37.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
40. 40.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)

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