Word Stress

What is stress in a word/word syllable?

• a sound

• a type of phoneme

• a barrier in the airstream

• the force ce with which a syllable is structured.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What are the features of a stressed syllable? Choose all that apply:

• it is produced with more energy

• it is produced with less energy

• is is louder

• it is weaker

• it may be longer

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Our understanding of the English words depends on the placement of stress

• True

• False

Which aspect of stress determines the differences in meaning and word class?

• Lexical stress

• Shift Stress

• Weakening

Which aspect of stress depends on the syntactic function of words?

• lexical stress

• shift stress

• weakening

Which stress pattern usually falls on the first syllable?

• Nominal stress pattern

• Verbal stress pattern

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Where does the stress usually fall in the case of adjectival attributive patterns?

• on the first syllable

• on the second syllable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which vowel predominates in unstressed syllables?

• /ɪ/

• /ʌ/

• /ə/schwa

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

Pronouncing words in isolation differs from pronouncing them in connected speech due to the stress which falls only on some parts of speech (ex: verb, noun, adjective).

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following keeps the original stress of the French words?

• British English

• American English

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CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E