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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 935 · 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 “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  2. 2.Listen to “market”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MAR-ket (1st) (b) mar-KET (2nd)
  3. 3.Listen to “enjoy”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) EN-joy (1st) (b) en-JOY (2nd)
  4. 4.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  5. 5.Listen to “return”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-turn (1st) (b) re-TURN (2nd)
  6. 6.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  7. 7.“Our teacher will conduct the test.” — where is the stress in “conduct” here? (a) con-DUCT (2nd) (b) CON-duct (1st)
  8. 8.Which syllable is stressed in “apple”? (a) ap-PLE (2nd) (b) AP-ple (1st)
  9. 9.Listen to “sister”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) SIS-ter (1st) (b) sis-TER (2nd)
  10. 10.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) fa-MOUS (2nd) (b) FA-mous (1st)
  11. 11.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) per-FECT (2nd) (b) PER-fect (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “basket”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) bas-KET (2nd) (b) BAS-ket (1st)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “begin”? (a) be-GIN (2nd) (b) BE-gin (1st)
  14. 14.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  15. 15.“Bees produce honey.” — where is the stress in “produce” here? (a) PRO-duce (1st) (b) pro-DUCE (2nd)
  16. 16.Listen to “garden”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) GAR-den (1st) (b) gar-DEN (2nd)
  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.Which syllable is stressed in “pencil”? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  19. 19.“Did anyone object to the new rule?” — where is the stress in “object” here? (a) OB-ject (1st) (b) ob-JECT (2nd)
  20. 20.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) RE-bel (1st) (b) re-BEL (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
  22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) com-PLETE (2nd) (b) COM-plete (1st)
  23. 23.Listen to “relax”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-lax (1st) (b) re-LAX (2nd)
  24. 24.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) prog-RESS (2nd) (b) PROG-ress (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “pencil”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pen-CIL (2nd) (b) PEN-cil (1st)
  26. 26.Listen to “prepare”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pre-PARE (2nd) (b) PRE-pare (1st)
  27. 27.Which syllable is stressed in “invite”? (a) IN-vite (1st) (b) in-VITE (2nd)
  28. 28.“The workers held a protest outside.” — where is the stress in “protest” here? (a) pro-TEST (2nd) (b) PRO-test (1st)
  29. 29.Which syllable is stressed in “water”? (a) wa-TER (2nd) (b) WA-ter (1st)
  30. 30.“Maths is my favourite subject.” — where is the stress in “subject” here? (a) sub-JECT (2nd) (b) SUB-ject (1st)
  31. 31.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) mod-ERN (2nd) (b) MOD-ern (1st)
  32. 32.“The police caught the suspect.” — where is the stress in “suspect” here? (a) sus-PECT (2nd) (b) SUS-pect (1st)
  33. 33.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) pre-SENT (2nd) (b) PRE-sent (1st)
  34. 34.Which syllable is stressed in “deny”? (a) DE-ny (1st) (b) de-NY (2nd)
  35. 35.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) TRANS-port (1st) (b) trans-PORT (2nd)
  36. 36.Listen to “picture”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
  37. 37.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
  38. 38.“The rules do not permit phones in exams.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) PER-mit (1st) (b) per-MIT (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 “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)

Answer key

  1. WA-ter (1st)
  2. MAR-ket (1st)
  3. en-JOY (2nd)
  4. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  5. re-TURN (2nd)
  6. EX-tract (1st)
  7. con-DUCT (2nd)
  8. AP-ple (1st)
  9. SIS-ter (1st)
  10. FA-mous (1st)
  11. PER-fect (1st)
  12. BAS-ket (1st)
  13. be-GIN (2nd)
  14. pro-TECT (2nd)
  15. pro-DUCE (2nd)
  16. GAR-den (1st)
  17. DE-sert (1st)
  18. PEN-cil (1st)
  19. ob-JECT (2nd)
  20. RE-bel (1st)
  21. col-LECT (2nd)
  22. com-PLETE (2nd)
  23. re-LAX (2nd)
  24. prog-RESS (2nd)
  25. PEN-cil (1st)
  26. pre-PARE (2nd)
  27. in-VITE (2nd)
  28. PRO-test (1st)
  29. WA-ter (1st)
  30. SUB-ject (1st)
  31. MOD-ern (1st)
  32. SUS-pect (1st)
  33. pre-SENT (2nd)
  34. de-NY (2nd)
  35. TRANS-port (1st)
  36. PIC-ture (1st)
  37. RE-fund (1st)
  38. per-MIT (2nd)
  39. PRO-duce (1st)
  40. sug-GEST (2nd)

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