← Word stress: nouns and verbs lesson New set →

Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 925 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (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.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  4. 4.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
  6. 6.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
  7. 7.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  8. 8.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  9. 9.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  10. 10.Which syllable is stressed in “summer”? (a) sum-MER (2nd) (b) SUM-mer (1st)
  11. 11.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  12. 12.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) YEL-low (1st) (b) yel-LOW (2nd)
  13. 13.“I suspect that he ate my cake.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  14. 14.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  15. 15.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “collect”? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
  17. 17.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  18. 18.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  19. 19.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “prefer”? (a) PRE-fer (1st) (b) pre-FER (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “describe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BAS-ket (1st) (b) bas-KET (2nd)
  23. 23.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
  24. 24.“Metals contract when they cool.” — where is the stress in “contract” here? (a) CON-tract (1st) (b) con-TRACT (2nd)
  25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
  26. 26.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “monkey”? (a) MON-key (1st) (b) mon-KEY (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
  30. 30.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  31. 31.“He will contest the election.” — where is the stress in “contest” here? (a) con-TEST (2nd) (b) CON-test (1st)
  32. 32.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  34. 34.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)
  35. 35.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  36. 36.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) TA-ble (1st) (b) ta-BLE (2nd)
  38. 38.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  39. 39.“His conduct in class is excellent.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  40. 40.Which syllable is stressed in “forget”? (a) FOR-get (1st) (b) for-GET (2nd)

Answer key

  1. PRO-test (1st)
  2. EX-tract (1st)
  3. prog-RESS (2nd)
  4. IN-crease (1st)
  5. PA-per (1st)
  6. de-LETE (2nd)
  7. PRE-sent (1st)
  8. en-JOY (2nd)
  9. RE-bel (1st)
  10. SUM-mer (1st)
  11. TRANS-port (1st)
  12. YEL-low (1st)
  13. sus-PECT (2nd)
  14. re-CORD (2nd)
  15. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  16. col-LECT (2nd)
  17. DE-sert (1st)
  18. pre-SENT (2nd)
  19. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  20. pre-FER (2nd)
  21. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  22. BAS-ket (1st)
  23. re-PLY (2nd)
  24. con-TRACT (2nd)
  25. CAR-pet (1st)
  26. in-SULT (2nd)
  27. MON-key (1st)
  28. re-LAX (2nd)
  29. col-LECT (2nd)
  30. be-GIN (2nd)
  31. con-TEST (2nd)
  32. PAR-rot (1st)
  33. pro-TECT (2nd)
  34. IN-sult (1st)
  35. EX-port (1st)
  36. PROG-ress (1st)
  37. TA-ble (1st)
  38. PEN-cil (1st)
  39. CON-duct (1st)
  40. for-GET (2nd)

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation