Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 724 · 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.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
3. 3.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
4. 4.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
5. 5.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
6. 6.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
7. 7.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
8. 8.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
9. 9.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
10. 10.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
11. 11.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
14. 14.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
16. 16.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
17. 17.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
19. 19.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (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.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
22. 22.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
23. 23.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
24. 24.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
26. 26.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
27. 27.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
28. 28.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
29. 29.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
30. 30.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
31. 31.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
32. 32.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
35. 35.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
40. 40.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)

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