Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 725 · 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 a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
3. 3.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
4. 4.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
6. 6.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
7. 7.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
8. 8.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
9. 9.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
10. 10.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
11. 11.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
12. 12.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
14. 14.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
16. 16.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
17. 17.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
18. 18.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
19. 19.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
20. 20.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
21. 21.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
22. 22.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
23. 23.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
24. 24.Listen to “carpet”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
29. 29.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
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.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
35. 35.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
37. 37.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
38. 38.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
39. 39.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
40. 40.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)

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