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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 928 · 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.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
  3. 3.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) re-CORD (2nd) (b) RE-cord (1st)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  5. 5.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  6. 6.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  7. 7.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) DE-scribe (1st) (b) de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “paper”? (a) PA-per (1st) (b) pa-PER (2nd)
  12. 12.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  13. 13.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  14. 14.Listen to “forgive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
  15. 15.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “survive”? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
  17. 17.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) en-JOY (2nd) (b) EN-joy (1st)
  18. 18.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “carpet”? (a) CAR-pet (1st) (b) car-PET (2nd)
  20. 20.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
  21. 21.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  22. 22.“There is a strange object on the table.” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  23. 23.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  24. 24.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) SUB-ject (1st) (b) sub-JECT (2nd)
  25. 25.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SUR-vive (1st) (b) sur-VIVE (2nd)
  26. 26.Which syllable is stressed in “repeat”? (a) re-PEAT (2nd) (b) RE-peat (1st)
  27. 27.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “market”? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  29. 29.Listen to “teacher”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
  30. 30.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (2nd)
  31. 31.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  32. 32.Listen to “happy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) hap-PY (2nd) (b) HAP-py (1st)
  33. 33.Listen to “begin”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-gin (1st) (b) be-GIN (2nd)
  34. 34.Listen to “monkey”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mon-KEY (2nd) (b) MON-key (1st)
  35. 35.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  36. 36.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) in-CREASE (2nd) (b) IN-crease (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “explain”? (a) EX-plain (1st) (b) ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
  39. 39.Listen to “delete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-lete (1st) (b) de-LETE (2nd)
  40. 40.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) in-SULT (2nd) (b) IN-sult (1st)

Answer key

  1. TRANS-port (1st)
  2. com-PLETE (2nd)
  3. re-CORD (2nd)
  4. re-TURN (2nd)
  5. pre-SENT (2nd)
  6. de-LETE (2nd)
  7. RE-fund (1st)
  8. pre-PARE (2nd)
  9. de-SCRIBE (2nd)
  10. PAR-rot (1st)
  11. PA-per (1st)
  12. per-MIT (2nd)
  13. MOD-ern (1st)
  14. for-GIVE (2nd)
  15. PRE-sent (1st)
  16. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  17. en-JOY (2nd)
  18. re-PLY (2nd)
  19. CAR-pet (1st)
  20. WIN-ter (1st)
  21. RE-bel (1st)
  22. OB-ject (1st)
  23. ob-JECT (2nd)
  24. SUB-ject (1st)
  25. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  26. re-PEAT (2nd)
  27. re-BEL (2nd)
  28. MAR-ket (1st)
  29. TEACH-er (1st)
  30. PER-mit (1st)
  31. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  32. HAP-py (1st)
  33. be-GIN (2nd)
  34. MON-key (1st)
  35. PROG-ress (1st)
  36. IN-crease (1st)
  37. ex-PLAIN (2nd)
  38. in-VITE (2nd)
  39. de-LETE (2nd)
  40. IN-sult (1st)

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