Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 79 · 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.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
3. 3.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
4. 4.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
6. 6.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
7. 7.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
8. 8.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
9. 9.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
12. 12.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
13. 13.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
14. 14.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
15. 15.Listen to “prefer”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
16. 16.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
17. 17.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
18. 18.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
20. 20.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
22. 22.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
23. 23.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
25. 25.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
26. 26.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
28. 28.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
29. 29.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
31. 31.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
32. 32.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
33. 33.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
34. 34.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
35. 35.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
36. 36.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
38. 38.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
39. 39.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)

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