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Syllable Stress Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A colleague of mine just bought a new Dell computer. I'm very JEALOUS.

a)

jea

b)

lous

2.

I'm quite ANXIOUS because I have an important test on Wednesday.

a)

an

b)

xious

3.

My sister is rather AMBITIOUS. She wants to climb Mount Everest later this year.

a)

am

b)

bi

c)

tious

4.

I'm quite a GENEROUS person. I like treating my friends to a drink when we go to the cafe.

a)

ge

b)

ne

c)

rous

5.

I was a REBELLIOUS child when I was young. My parents wanted me to be a normal kid but I grew my hair long and listened to heavy metal.

a)

re

b)

bell

c)

ious

6.

My sister is very SOCIABLE. She is always the life of the party.

a)

so

b)

cia

c)

ble

7.

It is important to be a RELIABLE person in order to maintain friendships.

a)

re

b)

li

c)

a

d)

ble

8.

My wife is RESPONSIBLE for the cooking in my household.

a)

re

b)

spon

c)

si

d)

ble

9.

I was always SENSIBLE when growing up. I would finish my homework before going to hang out with my friends at the local park.

a)

sen

b)

si

c)

ble

10.

My students very COMPETITIVE. They like striving to win whenever we do a team activity.

a)

com

b)

pe

c)

ti

d)

tive

11.

You don't want to have a TALKATIVE person in the cinema or you won't be able to hear the film.

a)

tal

b)

ka

c)

tive

12.

One of my dogs is quite AGGRESSIVE so I have to be careful with him around bikes.

a)

a

b)

ggre

c)

ssive

13.

My mother is a SENSITIVE soul so I have to pick my words carefully.

a)

sen

b)

si

c)

tive

14.

My next-door neighbour has an UNFRIENDLY cat which always screams at me.

a)

un

b)

friend

c)

ly

15.

A lot of women at school were INSECURE about their looks and would wear a lot of make-up.

a)

in

b)

se

c)

cure

16.

Every day I see a lot of IMPATIENT drivers on the roads when we stop at the traffic lights.

a)

im

b)

pa

c)

tient

17.

My dad is quite IMMATURE. Despite being in his early 60s, he still likes to draw silly pictures.

a)

i

b)

mma

c)

ture

18.

I had a DELICIOUS home-made pizza for dinner last night.

a)

de

b)

li

c)

cious

19.

Next year I am going to invest in a new motorbike as my current one is getting quite worn.

a)

in

b)

vest

20.

Next month will be my 1-year wedding ANNIVERSARY.

a)

a

b)

nni

c)

ver

d)

sary

21.

I always wait at the curb before crossing the road at a PEDESTRIAN crossing.

a)

pe

b)

des

c)

tri

d)

an

22.

I left the movie theatre feeling quite DISAPPOINTED.

a)

dis

b)

a

c)

ppoint

d)

ed

23.

I love travelling on the FREEWAY because I can drive up to 60mph.

a)

free

b)

way

24.

I think a lot of foreigners find crossing a road in Vietnam to be quite DANGEROUS.

a)

dan

b)

ge

c)

rous

25.

Many people who come into a lot of money can be quite FRIVOLOUS with their spending.

a)

fri

b)

vo

c)

lous