Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 757 · 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.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
5. 5.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
7. 7.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
8. 8.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
11. 11.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
13. 13.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
14. 14.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
15. 15.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
16. 16.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
17. 17.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
18. 18.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
19. 19.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
20. 20.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
21. 21.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
23. 23.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
24. 24.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
25. 25.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
26. 26.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) win-TER (2nd) (b) WIN-ter (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
28. 28.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
29. 29.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) PIC-ture (1st) (b) pic-TURE (2nd)
31. 31.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
33. 33.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
35. 35.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
37. 37.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
39. 39.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)

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