Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 550 · 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 “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
2. 2.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
3. 3.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
4. 4.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
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 “collect”? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
7. 7.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
8. 8.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
9. 9.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
10. 10.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
11. 11.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
15. 15.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
16. 16.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
17. 17.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
18. 18.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
19. 19.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
20. 20.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
21. 21.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
23. 23.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
24. 24.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
25. 25.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
26. 26.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
28. 28.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
29. 29.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
31. 31.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
32. 32.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
33. 33.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
34. 34.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
35. 35.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
40. 40.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)

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