Pronunciation and Stress Quiz

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• snacks

• follows

• titles

• writers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Many people ______ interest as nothing else could compare to these groundbreaking accomplishments.

• missed

• skipped

• ignored

• lost

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A dance floor is ______ level area specially prepared for dancing either outdoors or indoors.

• an

• a

• the

• x (No article)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to best answer the following sentence. Where do all kinds of businesswomen and businessmen work at their desks?

• hospitals

• banks

• offices

• hotels

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What are pens, toothbrushes and combs made of?

• plastic

• sugar

• glass

• wood

The travel brochure is full of the most wonderful resorts ______.

• image

• imagine

• imagination

• imaginable

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• breakfast

• pressure

• garbage

• secure

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Meat stays in the gut ______ than vegetable matter.

• longer

• long

• longest

• the longest

Which of the following words has the same meaning as “temporarily” in the passage?

• for a time

• permanently

• forever

• remaining

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

How ______ our homeland if we don’t have an army?

• could we defend

• would we defend

• could we have defended

• can we defend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4