Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 565 · 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 “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
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.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
5. 5.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
6. 6.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
7. 7.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
8. 8.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
9. 9.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
10. 10.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
12. 12.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
13. 13.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
14. 14.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
15. 15.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
16. 16.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
17. 17.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
19. 19.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
20. 20.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
21. 21.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
23. 23.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
24. 24.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
26. 26.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
27. 27.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
29. 29.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
30. 30.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
31. 31.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
32. 32.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
34. 34.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
36. 36.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
37. 37.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
40. 40.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)

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