Quiz: English Pronunciation – Prominence

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). What does prominence refer to in English pronunciation?

• Speaking speed

• Emphasis on certain sounds or words

• Grammar accuracy

• Word order

• Sentence length

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Prominence mainly helps listeners to...

• Listen faster

• Guess vocabulary meaning

• Understand focus and meaning

• Write correctly

• Memorize sentences

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Which of the following is a feature of prominence?

• Shorter sound

• Lower pitch

• Weaker stress

• Higher pitch

• Unclear articulation

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Which type of words usually receive sentence stress?

• Articles

• Prepositions

• Content words

• Pronouns

• Auxiliary verbs

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Which of the following is a content word?

• the

• to

• milk

• she

• is

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). What may happen if word stress is incorrect?

• Nothing happens

• Speech becomes faster

• Meaning may change

• Grammar improves

• Intonation disappears

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). The word 'record' stressed on the first syllable means...

• To record

• Recording

• A record (noun)

• To store

• To watch

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Sentence stress is mainly used to...

• Memorize sentences

• Show information focus

• Speak faster

• Avoid grammar errors

• Change tense

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Contrastive stress is used to...

• Ask questions

• Show habits

• Correct or contrast ideas

• Give commands

• Greet someone

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D, or E). Which sentence shows contrastive stress?

• I like apples.

• She is happy.

• I said kind, not rude.

• He went home.

• They are students.