Stress, Rhythm and Adjustment in Connected Speech

Which of the following words from Germanic Origin has an incorrect stress?

• UNdo

• OutDo

• UnderSTAND

• OUTlook

Which of the following words from Latinate Origin has an incorrect stress?

• proClAIM

• COMpare

• exIST

• proTEST

Which of the following Verb / Noun can only function as a verb?

• PROject/ proJECT

• DISturb/ disTURB

• PROduce/ proDUCE

• REcall/ reCALL

What is the correct pronunciation for “ecological”?

• eCOlogical

• ecoLOgical

• Ecological

• ecoloGIcal

Which of the following words has the stress in the final syllable?

• Opening

• Happiness

• Usable

• Cassette

Which of these numbers have the stress on the first syllable?

• 22

• 30

• 35

• 17th

If we want to place the stress in the first syllable in numbers that include the word -teen, which aspects do we have to consider?

• It is used when counting.

• It is located in the final part of the sentence.

• It is used to make a distinction.

Which of those utterances has placed the stress correctly in the second syllable?

• I'll turn fourTEEN, and my sister will turn sixTEEN.

• This is my sixTEENth dog.

• We have been here for sixTEEN weeks.

According to the noun compound (simple or complex) which utterances are correct?

• I do not like to eat hot DOG.

• The airPLANE wings are very big.

• The COWboy's reunion is in two months.

Choose the correct stress placement in the reflexive pronoun.

• If you want to change your actions, you have to pay attention to YOURself.

• Don't hurt YOURself by playing carelessly.

• I love mySELF more than I love anyone else.