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Word Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 17: Word stress: nouns and verbs · Set 990 · 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 “decide”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DE-cide (1st) (b) de-CIDE (2nd)
  2. 2.Which syllable is stressed in “forgive”? (a) for-GIVE (2nd) (b) FOR-give (1st)
  3. 3.“Each team will present its project to the class.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  4. 4.Listen to “protect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pro-TECT (2nd) (b) PRO-tect (1st)
  5. 5.Which syllable is stressed in “picture”? (a) pic-TURE (2nd) (b) PIC-ture (1st)
  6. 6.“Your answer is perfect.” — where is the stress in “perfect” here? (a) PER-fect (1st) (b) per-FECT (2nd)
  7. 7.Listen to “paper”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) pa-PER (2nd) (b) PA-per (1st)
  8. 8.Listen to “suggest”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sug-GEST (2nd) (b) SUG-gest (1st)
  9. 9.Which syllable is stressed in “return”? (a) re-TURN (2nd) (b) RE-turn (1st)
  10. 10.Listen to “winter”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WIN-ter (1st) (b) win-TER (2nd)
  11. 11.“Tea is an important export for India.” — where is the stress in “export” here? (a) ex-PORT (2nd) (b) EX-port (1st)
  12. 12.Listen to “water”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) WA-ter (1st) (b) wa-TER (2nd)
  13. 13.Which syllable is stressed in “delete”? (a) de-LETE (2nd) (b) DE-lete (1st)
  14. 14.“Add a little vanilla extract to the cake.” — where is the stress in “extract” here? (a) ex-TRACT (2nd) (b) EX-tract (1st)
  15. 15.Listen to “believe”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  16. 16.Which syllable is stressed in “believe”? (a) BE-lieve (1st) (b) be-LIEVE (2nd)
  17. 17.Listen to “survive”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) sur-VIVE (2nd) (b) SUR-vive (1st)
  18. 18.“There is an increase in prices this year.” — where is the stress in “increase” here? (a) IN-crease (1st) (b) in-CREASE (2nd)
  19. 19.Which syllable is stressed in “parrot”? (a) par-ROT (2nd) (b) PAR-rot (1st)
  20. 20.“Camels can live in the desert.” — where is the stress in “desert” here? (a) DE-sert (1st) (b) de-SERT (2nd)
  21. 21.Listen to “reply”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RE-ply (1st) (b) re-PLY (2nd)
  22. 22.Listen to “doctor”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) DOC-tor (1st) (b) doc-TOR (2nd)
  23. 23.“You need a permit to park here.” — where is the stress in “permit” here? (a) per-MIT (2nd) (b) PER-mit (1st)
  24. 24.“The shop gave me a full refund.” — where is the stress in “refund” here? (a) re-FUND (2nd) (b) RE-fund (1st)
  25. 25.Listen to “rabbit”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) RAB-bit (1st) (b) rab-BIT (2nd)
  26. 26.“I got a birthday present from Grandma.” — where is the stress in “present” here? (a) PRE-sent (1st) (b) pre-SENT (2nd)
  27. 27.“As the days progress, it gets colder.” — where is the stress in “progress” here? (a) PROG-ress (1st) (b) prog-RESS (2nd)
  28. 28.Which syllable is stressed in “garden”? (a) gar-DEN (2nd) (b) GAR-den (1st)
  29. 29.“Let us record a video of the dance.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  30. 30.Listen to “famous”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) FA-mous (1st) (b) fa-MOUS (2nd)
  31. 31.“Buses are public transport.” — where is the stress in “transport” here? (a) trans-PORT (2nd) (b) TRANS-port (1st)
  32. 32.“She broke the world record in the race.” — where is the stress in “record” here? (a) RE-cord (1st) (b) re-CORD (2nd)
  33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) col-LECT (2nd) (b) COL-lect (1st)
  34. 34.Listen to “modern”. Which syllable is stressed? (a) MOD-ern (1st) (b) mod-ERN (2nd)
  35. 35.Which syllable is stressed in “receive”? (a) RE-ceive (1st) (b) re-CEIVE (2nd)
  36. 36.Which syllable is stressed in “yellow”? (a) yel-LOW (2nd) (b) YEL-low (1st)
  37. 37.Which syllable is stressed in “doctor”? (a) doc-TOR (2nd) (b) DOC-tor (1st)
  38. 38.Which syllable is stressed in “suggest”? (a) SUG-gest (1st) (b) sug-GEST (2nd)
  39. 39.Which syllable is stressed in “respect”? (a) re-SPECT (2nd) (b) RE-spect (1st)
  40. 40.“The rebel refused to obey the king.” — where is the stress in “rebel” here? (a) re-BEL (2nd) (b) RE-bel (1st)

Answer key

  1. de-CIDE (2nd)
  2. for-GIVE (2nd)
  3. pre-SENT (2nd)
  4. pro-TECT (2nd)
  5. PIC-ture (1st)
  6. PER-fect (1st)
  7. PA-per (1st)
  8. sug-GEST (2nd)
  9. re-TURN (2nd)
  10. WIN-ter (1st)
  11. EX-port (1st)
  12. WA-ter (1st)
  13. de-LETE (2nd)
  14. EX-tract (1st)
  15. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  16. be-LIEVE (2nd)
  17. sur-VIVE (2nd)
  18. IN-crease (1st)
  19. PAR-rot (1st)
  20. DE-sert (1st)
  21. re-PLY (2nd)
  22. DOC-tor (1st)
  23. PER-mit (1st)
  24. RE-fund (1st)
  25. RAB-bit (1st)
  26. PRE-sent (1st)
  27. prog-RESS (2nd)
  28. GAR-den (1st)
  29. re-CORD (2nd)
  30. FA-mous (1st)
  31. TRANS-port (1st)
  32. RE-cord (1st)
  33. col-LECT (2nd)
  34. MOD-ern (1st)
  35. re-CEIVE (2nd)
  36. YEL-low (1st)
  37. DOC-tor (1st)
  38. sug-GEST (2nd)
  39. re-SPECT (2nd)
  40. RE-bel (1st)

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