Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 800 · 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.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
4. 4.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
5. 5.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
6. 6.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
8. 8.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
9. 9.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
10. 10.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
13. 13.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
14. 14.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
15. 15.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
16. 16.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
17. 17.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
19. 19.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
20. 20.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
21. 21.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
23. 23.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
24. 24.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
26. 26.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (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.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
31. 31.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
32. 32.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
33. 33.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
34. 34.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) IM-port (1st) (b) im-PORT (2nd)
35. 35.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
37. 37.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) pre-FER (2nd) (b) PRE-fer (1st)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
40. 40.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)

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