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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 77 · 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 “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
  2. 2.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  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.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
  10. 10.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
  12. 12.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  13. 13.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  16. 16.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  17. 17.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
  24. 24.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
  26. 26.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  27. 27.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (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.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
  31. 31.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
  33. 33.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “receive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
  35. 35.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
  36. 36.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “summer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
  38. 38.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  40. 40.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)

Answer key

  1. pro-TECT (2nd)
  2. prog-RESS (2nd)
  3. pre-PARE (2nd)
  4. IM-port (1st)
  5. WA-ter (1st)
  6. BAS-ket (1st)
  7. MON-key (1st)
  8. re-TURN (2nd)
  9. MAR-ket (1st)
  10. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  11. SIS-ter (1st)
  12. SUS-pect (1st)
  13. PAR-rot (1st)
  14. re-SPECT (2nd)
  15. TEACH-er (1st)
  16. PRO-duce (1st)
  17. TRANS-port (1st)
  18. HAP-py (1st)
  19. be-GIN (2nd)
  20. com-PLETE (2nd)
  21. sug-GEST (2nd)
  22. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  23. re-PEAT (2nd)
  24. EX-tract (1st)
  25. col-LECT (2nd)
  26. SUB-ject (1st)
  27. in-VITE (2nd)
  28. pro-TECT (2nd)
  29. per-MIT (2nd)
  30. PER-fect (1st)
  31. CON-duct (1st)
  32. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  33. ob-JECT (2nd)
  34. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  35. DE-crease (1st)
  36. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  37. SUM-mer (1st)
  38. in-SULT (2nd)
  39. MOD-ern (1st)
  40. sus-PECT (2nd)

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