Word and sentence stress

When a noun or adjective comes from one-syllable the stress usually

• stays on the syllable of the original Word.

• stays on the second syllable

• stays on the first syllable

When a verb comes from a one-syllable word the stress usually

• stays on the second syllable

• stays on the syllable of the original Word.

• stays on the first syllable

If the Word is a noun, the stress is usually

• on the second syllable

• on the first syllable

If the Word is a verb, the stress is usually

• on the second syllable

• on the first syllable

In most compound nouns, the stress is on

• the first part

• the second part

In sentences, we usually put stress on

• every word

• the most important words

• the least important words

These words have meaning in themselves

• content words

• function words

This words have little or no meaning other than the grammatical idea they express.

• content words

• function words

In sentences, we don’t put stress on

• content words

• function words

These are content words

• Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, demonstratives, interrogatives.

• Articles, simple prepositions, personal pronouns,, possessive adjectives, relative pronouns, common conjunctions.