Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 559 · 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.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
2. 2.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
3. 3.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
4. 4.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
6. 6.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
7. 7.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
8. 8.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
9. 9.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
11. 11.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
12. 12.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
14. 14.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
15. 15.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
18. 18.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
19. 19.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
20. 20.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
21. 21.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
22. 22.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
23. 23.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
26. 26.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
28. 28.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
29. 29.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
31. 31.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
32. 32.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
35. 35.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
39. 39.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)

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