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Pronunciation & Stress for M.1.2-1.3

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a)

rejected

b)

laughed

c)

missed

d)

helped

2.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a)
small
b)
supply
c)
sure
d)
species
3.
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
a)
promise
b)
forgive
c)
succeed
d)
survive
4.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

a)

book

b)

look

c)

floor

d)

foot

5.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

a)

shirt

b)

fire

c)

first

d)

bird

6.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

a)

worked

b)

cleaned

c)

played

d)

agreed

7.

Choose word that differs from the other three in the position of primary STRESS in each of the following questions.

a)

language

b)

accent

c)

grammar

d)

mistake

8.

Choose word that differs from the other three in the position of primary STRESS in each of the following questions.

a)

official

b)

interview

c)

adjective

d)

dominant

9.

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

a)

listens

b)

reviews

c)

protects

d)

enjoys

10.

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

a)

extended

b)

skipped

c)

looked

d)

watched

11.

Linking words= .........................

a)

making certain words together

b)

breaking down certain words together

c)

joining certain words together

d)

explaining certain words together

12.

Word stress= ......................

a)

emphasizing on certain syllables in a word

b)

warming up certain syllables in a word

c)

stressing all of sentences

d)

joining certain syllables in a word

13.

The rise and fall of our voice as we speak= .......

a)

Linking words

b)

Word Stress

c)

Intonation

d)

Accent

14.

How many syllables are there in the word "green"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

15.

How many syllables are there in the word "orange"?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

16.

How many syllables are there in the word "expensive"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

How do we pronounce the word 'plastic'?

a)

PLAS-tic

b)

plas-TIC

18.

How do we pronounce the word "decide"?

a)

DE-cide

b)

de-CIDE

19.

How do we pronounce the word 'photograph'?

a)

PHO-to-graph

b)

pho-TO-GRAPH

20.

Sentence stress is the music of spoken English.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which words in a sentence are usually stressed?

a)

Function words.

b)

Content words.

22.

Two syllabel

a)

fast

b)

person

c)

delicious

d)

information

23.

'Beautiful' has ... syllabel.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

24.

'University' has ... syllables.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

25.

These following words are stressed in the second syllable, except ...

a)

arrive

b)

doctor

c)

repeat

d)

decide

26.

In the word 'communicate', the stressed is in the ...

a)

co

b)

mu

c)

ni

d)

cate

27.

In the word 'situation', the stressed is in ..

a)

si

b)

tu

c)

a

d)

tion

28.

In which sentence does the speaker want to disagree with the previous speaker who said "Is it true she can't swim?"

a)

No, SHE can swim!

b)

No, she can SWIM!

c)

NO, she CAN swim!

d)

NO, SHE CAN SWIM!

29.

In which sentence does the speaker want to show her surprise about how much sugar the other person takes in her coffee?

a)

YOU want how many sugars?

b)

You want HOW MANY sugars?

c)

You WANT how many sugars?

d)

You want how many SUGARS?

30.

1. When speaking, we can often link a word with another word that is...

a)

anywhere in the same sentence

b)

directly before or after it

31.

6. Which one are two main types of linking?

a)

consonant ⇔ vowel

b)

vowel ⇔ vowel

c)

consonant ⇔ consonant

32.

When a noun or adjective comes from one-syllable the stress usually

a)

stays on the syllable of the original Word.

b)

stays on the second syllable

c)

stays on the first syllable

33.

Which is the odd-one-out? Which word sounds different?

a)

do

b)

go

c)

so

d)

no

34.

Which is the odd-one-out? Which word sounds different?

a)

dear

b)

fear

c)

near

d)

bear

35.

How many LETTERS are there in the English Alphabet?

a)

27

b)

25

c)

26

d)

30

36.

BEDROOM

a)

Oo

b)

oo

c)

OO

d)

oO

37.

FOURTEEN

a)

OO

b)

oo

c)

Oo

d)

oO

38.

Which syllable of ASSUME is stressed?

a)

1

b)

2

39.

Which syllable is stressed in the following word?

competition

a)

competition

b)

competition

c)

competition

40.

Which syllable is stressed in the following word?

university

a)

university

b)

university

c)

university