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Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 549 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
  2. 2.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
  4. 4.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  9. 9.Listen to “table”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
  10. 10.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  11. 11.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  14. 14.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
  16. 16.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  17. 17.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (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.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  25. 25.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  26. 26.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (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 “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  30. 30.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
  31. 31.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
  35. 35.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
  38. 38.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  39. 39.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)

Answer key

  1. MON-key (1st)
  2. CON-duct (1st)
  3. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  4. re-CORD (2nd)
  5. col-LECT (2nd)
  6. WIN-ter (1st)
  7. CAR-pet (1st)
  8. en-JOY (2nd)
  9. TA-ble (1st)
  10. prog-RESS (2nd)
  11. con-DUCT (2nd)
  12. pre-PARE (2nd)
  13. DOC-tor (1st)
  14. de-SERT (2nd)
  15. AP-ple (1st)
  16. TRANS-port (1st)
  17. PROG-ress (1st)
  18. IN-sult (1st)
  19. IM-port (1st)
  20. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  21. BAS-ket (1st)
  22. WIN-dow (1st)
  23. MAR-ket (1st)
  24. re-SPECT (2nd)
  25. con-TRACT (2nd)
  26. re-LAX (2nd)
  27. SIS-ter (1st)
  28. pre-SENT (2nd)
  29. WA-ter (1st)
  30. in-SULT (2nd)
  31. SUS-pect (1st)
  32. HAP-py (1st)
  33. RAB-bit (1st)
  34. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  35. CON-tract (1st)
  36. for-GET (2nd)
  37. de-NY (2nd)
  38. PER-mit (1st)
  39. re-PLY (2nd)
  40. pre-FER (2nd)

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