Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 710 · 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 “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
2. 2.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
3. 3.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
4. 4.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
5. 5.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
6. 6.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
9. 9.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
10. 10.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
11. 11.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
12. 12.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
15. 15.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
17. 17.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
19. 19.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
21. 21.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
23. 23.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
24. 24.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
27. 27.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
28. 28.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
29. 29.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
32. 32.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
33. 33.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
34. 34.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
35. 35.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
36. 36.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
37. 37.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
38. 38.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
39. 39.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
40. 40.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)

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