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Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 748 · 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.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) car-PET (2nd) (b) CAR-pet (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  5. 5.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
  7. 7.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  8. 8.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
  12. 12.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
  14. 14.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  16. 16.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
  17. 17.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  18. 18.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  19. 19.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  21. 21.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  22. 22.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  24. 24.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  26. 26.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
  28. 28.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
  32. 32.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  33. 33.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  34. 34.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
  39. 39.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)

Answer key

  1. CAR-pet (1st)
  2. FA-mous (1st)
  3. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  4. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  5. en-JOY (2nd)
  6. GAR-den (1st)
  7. con-TRACT (2nd)
  8. SUS-pect (1st)
  9. re-LAX (2nd)
  10. MON-key (1st)
  11. MAR-ket (1st)
  12. CON-duct (1st)
  13. PA-per (1st)
  14. pre-PARE (2nd)
  15. sug-GEST (2nd)
  16. PRO-duce (1st)
  17. per-MIT (2nd)
  18. con-DUCT (2nd)
  19. col-LECT (2nd)
  20. re-TURN (2nd)
  21. con-TEST (2nd)
  22. TRANS-port (1st)
  23. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  24. de-SERT (2nd)
  25. be-GIN (2nd)
  26. EX-port (1st)
  27. FA-mous (1st)
  28. EX-tract (1st)
  29. for-GET (2nd)
  30. PEN-cil (1st)
  31. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  32. prog-RESS (2nd)
  33. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  34. IN-crease (1st)
  35. WIN-dow (1st)
  36. pre-FER (2nd)
  37. en-JOY (2nd)
  38. AP-ple (1st)
  39. RE-fund (1st)
  40. DOC-tor (1st)

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