Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 904 · 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.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “happy”? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
3. 3.Which syllable is stressed in “basket”? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “reply”? (a) re-PLY (2nd) (b) RE-ply (1st)
5. 5.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
6. 6.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
7. 7.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
8. 8.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
10. 10.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
11. 11.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
12. 12.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
13. 13.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
14. 14.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
15. 15.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) ob-JECT (2nd) (b) OB-ject (1st)
16. 16.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
17. 17.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) de-SERT (2nd) (b) DE-sert (1st)
18. 18.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sis-TER (2nd) (b) SIS-ter (1st)
19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “winter”? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
21. 21.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
22. 22.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) mar-KET (2nd) (b) MAR-ket (1st)
23. 23.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
24. 24.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) PEN-cil (1st) (b) pen-CIL (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “modern”? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) AP-ple (1st) (b) ap-PLE (2nd)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
28. 28.“She won the singing contest.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
29. 29.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) RE-fund (1st) (b) re-FUND (2nd)
30. 30.Listen to “respect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-spect (1st) (b) re-SPECT (2nd)
31. 31.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) TEACH-er (1st) (b) teach-ER (2nd)
32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “famous”? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
33. 33.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
34. 34.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) PRE-pare (1st) (b) pre-PARE (2nd)
36. 36.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
37. 37.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
38. 38.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “protect”? (a) PRO-tect (1st) (b) pro-TECT (2nd)
40. 40.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)

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