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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 814 · 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.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
  2. 2.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) rab-BIT (2nd) (b) RAB-bit (1st)
  3. 3.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  4. 4.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) SUM-mer (1st) (b) sum-MER (2nd)
  7. 7.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  8. 8.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  9. 9.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
  10. 10.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
  12. 12.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
  13. 13.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  14. 14.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) HAP-py (1st) (b) hap-PY (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
  19. 19.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  20. 20.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
  24. 24.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
  28. 28.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  31. 31.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
  32. 32.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
  34. 34.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) DE-crease (1st) (b) de-CREASE (2nd)
  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 “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  37. 37.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  39. 39.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  40. 40.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)

Answer key

  1. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  2. RAB-bit (1st)
  3. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  4. ob-JECT (2nd)
  5. re-SPECT (2nd)
  6. SUM-mer (1st)
  7. re-CORD (2nd)
  8. pre-SENT (2nd)
  9. SUB-ject (1st)
  10. TRANS-port (1st)
  11. re-PLY (2nd)
  12. RE-fund (1st)
  13. sus-PECT (2nd)
  14. RE-bel (1st)
  15. HAP-py (1st)
  16. re-TURN (2nd)
  17. PAR-rot (1st)
  18. WA-ter (1st)
  19. re-BEL (2nd)
  20. PRE-sent (1st)
  21. en-JOY (2nd)
  22. WIN-dow (1st)
  23. PA-per (1st)
  24. AP-ple (1st)
  25. TEACH-er (1st)
  26. TA-ble (1st)
  27. SIS-ter (1st)
  28. EX-tract (1st)
  29. com-PLETE (2nd)
  30. PA-per (1st)
  31. IM-port (1st)
  32. CON-duct (1st)
  33. be-GIN (2nd)
  34. DE-crease (1st)
  35. per-MIT (2nd)
  36. re-TURN (2nd)
  37. FA-mous (1st)
  38. YEL-low (1st)
  39. PRO-duce (1st)
  40. HAP-py (1st)

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