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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 738 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (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.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  4. 4.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  5. 5.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  8. 8.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
  10. 10.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
  13. 13.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  16. 16.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  17. 17.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
  20. 20.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  21. 21.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
  24. 24.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  25. 25.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  26. 26.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
  29. 29.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
  31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
  33. 33.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
  34. 34.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)

Answer key

  1. RAB-bit (1st)
  2. IN-crease (1st)
  3. EX-tract (1st)
  4. PRO-duce (1st)
  5. RE-cord (1st)
  6. WA-ter (1st)
  7. en-JOY (2nd)
  8. RE-bel (1st)
  9. com-PLETE (2nd)
  10. DE-crease (1st)
  11. PA-per (1st)
  12. re-PLY (2nd)
  13. SUS-pect (1st)
  14. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  15. PAR-rot (1st)
  16. pre-SENT (2nd)
  17. PER-fect (1st)
  18. sug-GEST (2nd)
  19. BAS-ket (1st)
  20. re-BEL (2nd)
  21. in-VITE (2nd)
  22. PIC-ture (1st)
  23. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  24. PER-mit (1st)
  25. OB-ject (1st)
  26. SUB-ject (1st)
  27. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  28. MON-key (1st)
  29. per-MIT (2nd)
  30. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  31. GAR-den (1st)
  32. pre-FER (2nd)
  33. RE-fund (1st)
  34. CON-duct (1st)
  35. be-GIN (2nd)
  36. FA-mous (1st)
  37. MAR-ket (1st)
  38. PA-per (1st)
  39. col-LECT (2nd)
  40. PAR-rot (1st)

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