Stress

Practice Test: Stress

Part 1: Identify and write the content words in sentences provided.

Example:
I am talking to the clever students.
Answer: talking, clever, students

***Note: Put a comma after every word and be careful with the spacing between the words.

Practice Test: Stress

Part 2: Choose the correct answer for the stressed syllable in the word in bold typing.

Example:
I want to record the meeting minutes.

A. REcord B. reCORD (The answer is B)

***Note: The uppercase letter in a word indicates the stressed syllable.

Multiple Choice

I’ve always wanted to conduct an orchestra.

• CONduct

• conDUCT

Multiple Choice

The Children’s conduct during the concert was excellent.

• CONduct

• conDUCT

Multiple Choice

When she asked for money I began to suspect her honesty.

• susPECT

• SUSpect

Multiple Choice

Abraham was the main suspect in the crime.

• susPECT

• SUSpect

Multiple Choice

Adam: Can you turn to page seventy, please?

Idris: Sorry, did you say seventy or seventeen?

• SEventy, SEventeen

• sevenTY, sevenTEEN

• SEventy, sevenTEEN

• sevenTY, SEventeen

Multiple Choice

My best subject at school was geography.

• GEography

• geOGraphy

• geoGRAphy

• geograPHY

Multiple Choice

Although it was a novel, it had historical accuracy.

• historiCAL

• histoRIcal

• hisTorical

• HIStorical

Multiple Choice

He claims to be the only diplomat who has no interested in politics.

• diPLOmat, poLItic

• diploMAT, poliTIC

• DIPlomat, poliTIC

• DIPlomat, POlitics