Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 56 · 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.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
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.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
6. 6.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
8. 8.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
9. 9.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
10. 10.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
13. 13.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
14. 14.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
16. 16.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
19. 19.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
20. 20.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
21. 21.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
23. 23.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
26. 26.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
30. 30.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
31. 31.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
32. 32.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
33. 33.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-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 “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
37. 37.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
40. 40.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)

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