Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 577 · 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.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
2. 2.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
3. 3.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
4. 4.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
5. 5.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
6. 6.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
7. 7.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
9. 9.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
10. 10.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
11. 11.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
12. 12.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
16. 16.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
17. 17.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
19. 19.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
21. 21.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
22. 22.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
23. 23.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
24. 24.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
25. 25.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
27. 27.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
28. 28.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
29. 29.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
32. 32.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
33. 33.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
35. 35.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
37. 37.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
38. 38.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
39. 39.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
40. 40.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)

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