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Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 810 · 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.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
  4. 4.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  6. 6.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
  7. 7.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
  8. 8.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  10. 10.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  13. 13.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  14. 14.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
  15. 15.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  16. 16.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
  18. 18.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “repeat”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
  20. 20.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  21. 21.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  23. 23.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) SUS-pect (1st) (b) sus-PECT (2nd)
  24. 24.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
  27. 27.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) re-CEIVE (2nd) (b) RE-ceive (1st)
  31. 31.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “table”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
  35. 35.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
  37. 37.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  38. 38.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)

Answer key

  1. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  2. re-SPECT (2nd)
  3. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  4. RE-fund (1st)
  5. TEACH-er (1st)
  6. TEACH-er (1st)
  7. RE-cord (1st)
  8. con-TEST (2nd)
  9. pre-PARE (2nd)
  10. OB-ject (1st)
  11. for-GET (2nd)
  12. MOD-ern (1st)
  13. ob-JECT (2nd)
  14. EX-port (1st)
  15. EX-tract (1st)
  16. DE-sert (1st)
  17. pre-FER (2nd)
  18. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  19. re-PEAT (2nd)
  20. prog-RESS (2nd)
  21. re-CORD (2nd)
  22. be-GIN (2nd)
  23. sus-PECT (2nd)
  24. CON-test (1st)
  25. TA-ble (1st)
  26. SUM-mer (1st)
  27. PER-fect (1st)
  28. re-LAX (2nd)
  29. MAR-ket (1st)
  30. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  31. TRANS-port (1st)
  32. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  33. re-LAX (2nd)
  34. TA-ble (1st)
  35. per-MIT (2nd)
  36. RAB-bit (1st)
  37. SUS-pect (1st)
  38. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  39. in-VITE (2nd)
  40. MON-key (1st)

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