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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 789 · 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.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
  2. 2.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
  8. 8.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  10. 10.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  11. 11.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “table”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  16. 16.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
  20. 20.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  22. 22.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  23. 23.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  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.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  27. 27.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  28. 28.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  31. 31.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  35. 35.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  36. 36.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  37. 37.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
  40. 40.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)

Answer key

  1. DE-crease (1st)
  2. PRE-sent (1st)
  3. PAR-rot (1st)
  4. PA-per (1st)
  5. re-LAX (2nd)
  6. PA-per (1st)
  7. re-PLY (2nd)
  8. con-DUCT (2nd)
  9. PEN-cil (1st)
  10. RE-bel (1st)
  11. PEN-cil (1st)
  12. re-SPECT (2nd)
  13. re-SPECT (2nd)
  14. TA-ble (1st)
  15. en-JOY (2nd)
  16. con-TEST (2nd)
  17. YEL-low (1st)
  18. GAR-den (1st)
  19. WA-ter (1st)
  20. PROG-ress (1st)
  21. en-JOY (2nd)
  22. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  23. TRANS-port (1st)
  24. PER-mit (1st)
  25. for-GIVE (2nd)
  26. in-VITE (2nd)
  27. SUB-ject (1st)
  28. IM-port (1st)
  29. pre-PARE (2nd)
  30. be-GIN (2nd)
  31. PRO-test (1st)
  32. SIS-ter (1st)
  33. re-PLY (2nd)
  34. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  35. SUS-pect (1st)
  36. EX-tract (1st)
  37. re-BEL (2nd)
  38. YEL-low (1st)
  39. re-PEAT (2nd)
  40. DE-sert (1st)

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