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Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 851 · 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 “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
  3. 3.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
  5. 5.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
  7. 7.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  8. 8.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  10. 10.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  11. 11.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  14. 14.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  15. 15.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  16. 16.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  17. 17.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  18. 18.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  27. 27.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  28. 28.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  30. 30.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  33. 33.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) de-NY (2nd) (b) DE-ny (1st)
  35. 35.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  37. 37.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  38. 38.Listen to “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-CIDE (2nd) (b) DE-cide (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)

Answer key

  1. DOC-tor (1st)
  2. pro-TECT (2nd)
  3. de-SERT (2nd)
  4. TEACH-er (1st)
  5. pre-SENT (2nd)
  6. com-PLETE (2nd)
  7. re-BEL (2nd)
  8. EX-tract (1st)
  9. en-JOY (2nd)
  10. SUB-ject (1st)
  11. FA-mous (1st)
  12. be-GIN (2nd)
  13. en-JOY (2nd)
  14. ob-JECT (2nd)
  15. PER-mit (1st)
  16. SUS-pect (1st)
  17. RE-bel (1st)
  18. YEL-low (1st)
  19. re-TURN (2nd)
  20. PAR-rot (1st)
  21. re-LAX (2nd)
  22. FA-mous (1st)
  23. re-SPECT (2nd)
  24. HAP-py (1st)
  25. DOC-tor (1st)
  26. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  27. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  28. pre-PARE (2nd)
  29. sug-GEST (2nd)
  30. in-SULT (2nd)
  31. TEACH-er (1st)
  32. de-LETE (2nd)
  33. IN-crease (1st)
  34. de-NY (2nd)
  35. be-GIN (2nd)
  36. re-SPECT (2nd)
  37. per-MIT (2nd)
  38. de-CIDE (2nd)
  39. GAR-den (1st)
  40. be-LIEVE (2nd)

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