Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 883 · 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.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
3. 3.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
4. 4.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
5. 5.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
6. 6.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
8. 8.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
9. 9.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
11. 11.Listen to “window”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-dow (1st) (b) win-DOW (2nd)
12. 12.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
13. 13.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
14. 14.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) ex-PLAIN (2nd) (b) EX-plain (1st)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (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.Listen to “deny”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
18. 18.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
19. 19.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) EX-port (1st) (b) ex-PORT (2nd)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
21. 21.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
22. 22.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “rabbit”? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
27. 27.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
28. 28.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
29. 29.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
30. 30.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) RE-peat (1st) (b) re-PEAT (2nd)
32. 32.“This toy is an import from Japan.” — where is the stress in “import” here? (a) im-PORT (2nd) (b) IM-port (1st)
33. 33.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
35. 35.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
37. 37.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
38. 38.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
39. 39.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)

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