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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 853 · 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 “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  2. 2.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “sister”? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  5. 5.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  6. 6.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  9. 9.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
  10. 10.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  14. 14.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
  15. 15.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  16. 16.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
  17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  18. 18.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  19. 19.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
  20. 20.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
  21. 21.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
  24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  27. 27.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  29. 29.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  31. 31.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) for-GET (2nd) (b) FOR-get (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
  34. 34.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  36. 36.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  37. 37.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
  38. 38.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
  40. 40.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)

Answer key

  1. de-LETE (2nd)
  2. prog-RESS (2nd)
  3. SIS-ter (1st)
  4. DOC-tor (1st)
  5. PER-mit (1st)
  6. TRANS-port (1st)
  7. WIN-dow (1st)
  8. FA-mous (1st)
  9. DE-crease (1st)
  10. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  11. PAR-rot (1st)
  12. AP-ple (1st)
  13. PEN-cil (1st)
  14. IN-crease (1st)
  15. con-TEST (2nd)
  16. SIS-ter (1st)
  17. re-SPECT (2nd)
  18. RE-bel (1st)
  19. RE-cord (1st)
  20. MOD-ern (1st)
  21. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  22. de-LETE (2nd)
  23. in-VITE (2nd)
  24. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  25. pre-PARE (2nd)
  26. in-VITE (2nd)
  27. con-DUCT (2nd)
  28. MOD-ern (1st)
  29. con-TRACT (2nd)
  30. sug-GEST (2nd)
  31. ob-JECT (2nd)
  32. for-GET (2nd)
  33. re-TURN (2nd)
  34. PRO-test (1st)
  35. pro-TECT (2nd)
  36. PRE-sent (1st)
  37. sug-GEST (2nd)
  38. PER-fect (1st)
  39. TA-ble (1st)
  40. PAR-rot (1st)

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