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Word Stress

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you pronounce this word?

a)

PRO-nounce

b)

pro-NOUNCE

2.

How many syllables are there in the word PHOTOGRAPHER?

a)

4

b)

3

3.

Couldn't you understand what she was saying?

a)

un-DER-stand

b)

un-der-STAND

4.

Voting in elections is your most important duty.

a)

im-POR-tant

b)

im-por-TANT

5.

We had a really interesting conversation.

a)

con-VER-sa-tion

b)

con-ver-SA-tion

6.

I can't decide which book to borrow.

a)

DE-cide

b)

de-CIDE

7.

Whose computer is this?

a)

com-PU-ter

b)

com-pu-TER

8.

Can you pass me a plastic knife?

a)

PLAS-tic

b)

plas-TIC

9.

Which syllable is stressed in "UNIQUE"?

a)

U

b)

NIQUE

10.

Which syllable is stressed in "ARTIFICIAL"?

a)

TI

b)

FI

11.

Which syllable is stressed in "PARAMETER"?

a)

RA

b)

ME

12.

Which syllable is stressed in "MYSTERIOUS"?

a)

MYS

b)

TE

13.

Which syllable is stressed in "VOLUNTEER"?

a)

LUN

b)

TEER

14.

Which syllable is stressed in "REALISTIC"?

a)

REAL

b)

LIS

15.

Syllable stress is also knows as accent.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Compound nouns have the primary stress on the first word.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Compound verbs have the primary stress on the second word.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

MOONLIGHT is an example of a compound noun.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

adVISE is a

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

20.

MYSELF is an example of a Reflexive Pronoun

a)

True

b)

False