Quiz on Word Stress

In two-syllable nouns, the stress usually falls on the:

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Both syllables equally

• It depends on the word

In two-syllable verbs, the stress usually falls on the:

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Both syllables equally

• It depends on the word

For words ending in "-tion" or "-sion," the stress typically falls on the:

• First syllable

• Syllable before the suffix

• Last syllable

• Middle syllable

Words ending in "-ic" usually have stress on the:

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Syllable before "-ic"

• Last syllable

In compound nouns like "football" or "textbook," the primary stress usually falls on the:

• First part of the word

• Second part of the word

• Both parts equally

• Neither part

For adjectives ending in "-ical," stress usually falls on the:

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Syllable before "-ical"

• Last syllable

In three-syllable words ending in "-ate" (e.g., "calculate"), stress usually falls on the:

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

• None of the above

For multi-syllable words ending in "-ee" or "-eer," stress typically falls on the:

• First syllable

• Last syllable

• Middle syllable

• It depends on the word

Words ending in "-ous" (e.g., "famous") generally have stress on the:

• First syllable

• Syllable before "-ous"

• Last syllable

• Both syllables equally

In multi-syllable words with prefixes (e.g., "unhappy"), the stress is typically on:

• The prefix

• The root word

• The last syllable

• None of the above