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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 896 · 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 “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
  2. 2.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “explain”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  4. 4.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  5. 5.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) CON-duct (1st) (b) con-DUCT (2nd)
  6. 6.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “yellow”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  11. 11.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) CON-test (1st) (b) con-TEST (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “enjoy”? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “apple”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
  15. 15.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
  16. 16.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  18. 18.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
  19. 19.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  20. 20.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
  21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
  23. 23.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) be-LIEVE (2nd) (b) BE-lieve (1st)
  24. 24.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  26. 26.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  27. 27.“He signed a contract with the company.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) con-TRACT (2nd) (b) CON-tract (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
  31. 31.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
  32. 32.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  33. 33.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
  35. 35.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “forget”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
  38. 38.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
  40. 40.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)

Answer key

  1. for-GIVE (2nd)
  2. EX-tract (1st)
  3. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  4. pre-SENT (2nd)
  5. CON-duct (1st)
  6. con-DUCT (2nd)
  7. HAP-py (1st)
  8. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  9. DOC-tor (1st)
  10. YEL-low (1st)
  11. CON-test (1st)
  12. en-JOY (2nd)
  13. col-LECT (2nd)
  14. AP-ple (1st)
  15. MON-key (1st)
  16. RE-bel (1st)
  17. PA-per (1st)
  18. ex-TRACT (2nd)
  19. PRO-duce (1st)
  20. in-SULT (2nd)
  21. TEACH-er (1st)
  22. pre-FER (2nd)
  23. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  24. in-VITE (2nd)
  25. PEN-cil (1st)
  26. re-BEL (2nd)
  27. CON-tract (1st)
  28. pre-PARE (2nd)
  29. re-TURN (2nd)
  30. de-LETE (2nd)
  31. DE-sert (1st)
  32. WA-ter (1st)
  33. TRANS-port (1st)
  34. com-PLETE (2nd)
  35. prog-RESS (2nd)
  36. for-GET (2nd)
  37. MON-key (1st)
  38. IN-crease (1st)
  39. YEL-low (1st)
  40. per-MIT (2nd)

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