Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 714 · 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 “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
3. 3.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
4. 4.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
6. 6.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
7. 7.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
8. 8.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
9. 9.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
10. 10.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
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.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
16. 16.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
17. 17.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
19. 19.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
21. 21.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
22. 22.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
23. 23.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
24. 24.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
26. 26.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
27. 27.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
29. 29.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
30. 30.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
31. 31.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
32. 32.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
34. 34.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
35. 35.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
37. 37.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
38. 38.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) de-CIDE (2nd) (b) DE-cide (1st)

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