As A Noun Or Verb?

Worksheet Description

This Word Stress and Part of Speech worksheet is designed to help students understand the relationship between word stress and the function of a word in a sentence. It provides sentences with underlined words that can serve as both nouns and verbs, depending on the context. Students are tasked with reading each sentence and double-underlining the stressed syllable in the underlined word, based on whether it is being used as a noun or a verb. The worksheet begins with an example that illustrates how the stress changes depending on the word’s function as a noun or verb.

The worksheet is teaching students about the concept of heteronyms, words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings based on their part of speech. By focusing on the stress patterns of these words, the students learn to differentiate their use as nouns or verbs within sentences. This exercise helps to enhance their pronunciation skills by understanding how stress can alter meaning. It also improves their grammatical knowledge and reading comprehension, as they must interpret the function of the word within the context of each sentence.