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Word Stress

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the word stress for:


BANANA

a)

o O o

b)

o o O

c)

O o o

d)

o O

e)

O o

2.

Find the word stress for:


CINEMA

a)

O o o

b)

o O o

c)

o o O

d)

O o

e)

o O

3.

Find the word stress for:


YELLOW

a)

o O

b)

O

c)

O o

d)

o o O

e)

O o o

4.

Find the word stress for:


UMBRELLA

a)

o o O

b)

O o o

c)

o O o

d)

o O

e)

O o

5.

Find the word stress for:


GOODBYE

a)

o O

b)

O o

c)

O o o

d)

o O o

e)

o o O

6.

Find the word stress for:


COMPUTER

a)

O o o

b)

o O o

c)

o o O

d)

o O

e)

O o

7.

Find the word stress for:


UNDERSTAND

a)

o o O

b)

O o o

c)

o O o

d)

o O

e)

O o

8.

Fin the word stress for:


BALLOON

a)

O o o

b)

o O

c)

O o

d)

o o O

e)

o O o

9.

Find the word stress for:


ENGINEER

a)

o O o

b)

o O

c)

O o

d)

O o o

e)

o o O

10.

Find the word stress for:


TOMORROW

a)

o O

b)

O o

c)

O o o

d)

o O o

e)

o o O

11.

Choose the word with the main stress placed differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

A. justice

b)

B. admit

c)

C. adopt

d)

D. improve

12.

Can you get some plastic

bag ?

a)

PLAS-tic

b)

plas-TIC

13.

Couldn't you understand what she was saying?

a)

un-DER-stand

b)

un-der-STAND

14.

Voting in elections is your most important duty.

a)

im-POR-tant

b)

im-por-TANT

15.

We had a really interesting conversation.

a)

con-VER-sa-tion

b)

con-ver-SA-tion

16.

I can't decide which book to borrow.

a)

DE-cide

b)

de-CIDE

17.

Whose computer is this?

a)

com-PU-ter

b)

com-pu-TER

18.

Can you pass me a plastic knife?

a)

PLAS-tic

b)

plas-TIC

19.

I want to be a photographer.

a)

PHO-to-graph-er

b)

pho-TO-graph-er

20.

Which photograph do you like best?


a)

PHO-to-graph

b)

pho-TO-graph

21.

He was born in China.

a)

CHI-na

b)

Chi-NA

22.

To produce

a)

to proDUCE

b)

to PROduce

c)

TO produce

23.

Professional

a)

PROfessional

b)

proFESsional

c)

profesSIOnal

24.

Corruption

a)

CORruption

b)

corRUPtion

c)

corrupTION

25.

To export

a)

TO export

b)

to EXport

c)

to exPORT

26.

Which is the stress of the word WOMEN

a)

WOmen

b)

woMEN

c)

WoMen

d)

WOMEN

27.

Production

a)

PROduction

b)

proDUCtion

c)

producTION

28.

In English, when we stress something, it means _______________________.

a)

We say it louder and longer

b)

We say it quieter

c)

We say it as fast as we can

29.

When we stress a word in a sentence, it can change or add new meaning to sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

"Amy loves you."

If I stress the word "you", it likely means:

a)

Amy loves you, but other people don't love you.

b)

Amy loves you. She doesn't love anybody else.

c)

Amy adores you. She has stronger feelings for you then just "like".

31.

"I work hard."

If I stress the word "I", it most likely means:

a)

Other people don't work hard, but I do.

b)

I'm not lazy. I work hard.

c)

I only work hard. I don't play hard.

32.

"Mike Tyson had 18 bathrooms in his mansion."

If I stress the word "had" in this sentence, it means:

a)

Mike Tyson was the person who had 18 bathrooms, not someone else.

b)

Mike Tyson had 18 bathrooms, not bedrooms.

c)

Mike Tyson had 18 bathrooms, not 14 bathrooms.

d)

In the past, Mike Tyson had 18 bathrooms. Now he doesn't.

33.

"Gowri loves cats."

If I stress the word "cats", it most likely means:

a)

Although Gowri loves cats, her husband doesn't.

b)

Gowri love cat, more than the others animals.

34.

"I should study English every day."

If I stress the word "should", it most likely means:

a)

Other people don't have to study English every day, but I do.

b)

I know I should study English daily, but I don't.

c)

I should study English every day instead of every week.

d)

I should study English daily instead of a different subject.