Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 930 · 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.Which syllable is stressed in “teacher”? (a) teach-ER (2nd) (b) TEACH-er (1st)
2. 2.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
3. 3.“We saw a decrease in rainfall.” — where is the stress in “decrease” here? (a) de-CREASE (2nd) (b) DE-crease (1st)
4. 4.“She made good progress in English.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
5. 5.Listen to “invite”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) in-VITE (2nd) (b) IN-vite (1st)
6. 6.“Teenagers sometimes rebel against rules.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)
7. 7.“Never insult your friends.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
8. 8.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “complete”? (a) COM-plete (1st) (b) com-PLETE (2nd)
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) COL-lect (1st) (b) col-LECT (2nd)
11. 11.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
12. 12.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
13. 13.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
14. 14.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) EX-tract (1st) (b) ex-TRACT (2nd)
15. 15.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “window”? (a) win-DOW (2nd) (b) WIN-dow (1st)
17. 17.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
18. 18.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
20. 20.Which syllable is stressed in “table”? (a) ta-BLE (2nd) (b) TA-ble (1st)
21. 21.Which syllable is stressed in “describe”? (a) de-SCRIBE (2nd) (b) DE-scribe (1st)
22. 22.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
23. 23.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
24. 24.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
25. 25.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) FOR-give (1st) (b) for-GIVE (2nd)
26. 26.“The dentist will extract the tooth.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
28. 28.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) PRO-test (1st) (b) pro-TEST (2nd)
29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “relax”? (a) re-LAX (2nd) (b) RE-lax (1st)
30. 30.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
31. 31.“Calling names is an insult.” — where is the stress in “insult” here? (a) IN-sult (1st) (b) in-SULT (2nd)
32. 32.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
33. 33.Which syllable is stressed in “prepare”? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “decide”? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
35. 35.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
36. 36.Listen to “parrot”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) PAR-rot (1st) (b) par-ROT (2nd)
37. 37.“A good friend will never desert you.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
38. 38.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
39. 39.“The market sells fresh farm produce.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) pro-DUCE (2nd) (b) PRO-duce (1st)
40. 40.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)

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