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Exercises on Word Stress, Pronouns and Noun Phrase

Total questions: 184

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

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.

35.

I can't believe that I did this ............

a)

myself

b)

ourselves

c)

yourself

d)

herself

36.

This horse is ......... pride and .......loves it very much.

a)

its ....his

b)

his.....it

c)

his .....he

d)

it.....he

37.

Iqbal did the decorations all by .........

a)

himself

b)

herself

c)

yourself

d)

myself

38.

Is this .......... pen?

a)

him

b)

you

c)

your

d)

yours

39.

This is my book not .............

a)

your

b)

yours

c)

me

d)

mine

40.

We thanked our neighbours for helping .......to shift the other day.

a)

we

b)

ourselves

c)

us

d)

ours

41.

What are you doing in ....... room?

a)

I

b)

me

c)

mine

d)

my

42.

Boys, please behave............ This is not a playground.

a)

you

b)

your

c)

yourselves

d)

yourself

43.

Did you ask ......... for the money?

a)

he

b)

his

c)

him

d)

himself

44.

Both the racquets are .............

a)

They

b)

them

c)

their

d)

theirs

45.

We enjoyed ........... at the beach.

a)

ourselves

b)

myself

c)

itself

d)

themselves

46.

Andrean served ....... the food on the table.

a)

herself

b)

himself

c)

yourself

d)

itself

47.

What did ......... tell her just now?

a)

your

b)

me

c)

him

d)

you

48.

I saw Danish walked with .........sister at the mall.

a)

his

b)

he

c)

them

d)

him

49.

Hazim caught a butterfly and put ........into a jar.

a)

them

b)

he

c)

him

d)

it

50.

One of ................. has to take the responsibility for setting up the experiment.

a)

their

b)

him

c)

us

d)

your

e)

me

51.

We have already filled in ............... application forms but Mary is still trying to complete......... .

a)

my/her

b)

ours/her

c)

her/your

d)

our/hers

e)

us /theirs

52.

Your bicycle goes much faster than...........because it's a lot lighter.

a)

mine

b)

him

c)

us

d)

their

e)

our

53.

Our side won, but only because ...... on the other team was playing at all well.

a)

somewhere

b)

anybody

c)

everyone

d)

someone

e)

nobody

54.

I am so lonely and bored in this town; ......... invites me ......... .

a)

nobody/anywhere

b)

no one/nowhere

c)

anyone/nowhere

d)

anybody/somewhere

e)

everyone/anywhere

55.

When ........ manager disagrees with ......... , our board meetings can go on for hours.

a)

a/other

b)

—/the others

c)

the/each other

d)

one/another

e)

none/the other

56.

John has told me that one of ........ articles and two of ........ have been accepted for publication in the journal.

a)

theirs/her

b)

mine/their

c)

your/my

d)

his/yours

e)

hers/ours

57.

He turned down the offer on grounds of health, but I think there were ...... reasons behind his decision.

a)

anyone

b)

another

c)

someone

d)

some other

e)

any other

58.

I don't think that's the only dry cleaner's around here. I think there's ......... next to the bus station.

a)

another

b)

others

c)

other

d)

the other

e)

the others

59.

I think that buying ........ own photocopier would save ........ money.

a)

us/ours

b)

his/her

c)

ourselves/our

d)

themselves/theirs

e)

their/their

60.

Most western cultures tell .......... that beautiful is slim, young and fit so, partly due to this, ………… don’t like having a few extra kilos.

a)

ours / these

b)

us / we

c)

them/theirs

d)

you/ones

e)

these / others

61.

Olive oil, which we have widely used in .......... salads, is one of healthiest components to make .......... food taste better.

a)

our/our

b)

your/yours

c)

them /it

d)

their/it

e)

they/others

62.

You can ride up hills much more easily because .......... bicycle has five more gears than.......... .

a)

your/mine

b)

his/me

c)

hers/theirs

d)

mine/yours

e)

her/us

63.

None of ........... wanted to become involved in the fight between the two members.

a)

your

b)

they

c)

her

d)

us

e)

she

64.

A few relatives of ........... are going to stay with ........... over the weekend

a)

her/us

b)

them/me

c)

mine/I

d)

him/theirs

e)

his/them

65.

When the winners arrived at the award ceremony, the mayor ........ was there to greet ........ .

a)

ourselves/him

b)

themselves/ours

c)

myself/their

d)

itself/ourselves

e)

himself/them

66.

Since ......... seems eager to give me a hand with these, I have no other choice but to do .......... by myself.

a)

something/everywhere

b)

someone/anything

c)

no one/everything

d)

anybody/nowhere

e)

nothing/something

67.

He was a strange teacher. It would be hard to find ........ like him.

a)

another

b)

other

c)

the other

d)

each other

e)

one after another

68.

........ has got a packed lunch, a torchlight and a waterproof coat, haven't ........?

a)

Everybody/they

b)

Everywhere/it

c)

No one/you

d)

Someone/we

e)

Anybody/they

69.

One of ................. has to take the responsibility for setting up the experiment.

a)

their

b)

him

c)

us

d)

your

e)

me

70.

We have already filled in ............... application forms but Mary is still trying to complete......... .

a)

my/her

b)

ours/her

c)

her/your

d)

our/hers

e)

us /theirs

71.

Your bicycle goes much faster than...........because it's a lot lighter.

a)

mine

b)

him

c)

us

d)

their

e)

our

72.

Our side won, but only because ...... on the other team was playing at all well.

a)

somewhere

b)

anybody

c)

everyone

d)

someone

e)

nobody

73.

I am so lonely and bored in this town; ......... invites me ......... .

a)

nobody/anywhere

b)

no one/nowhere

c)

anyone/nowhere

d)

anybody/somewhere

e)

everyone/anywhere

74.

When ........ manager disagrees with ......... , our board meetings can go on for hours.

a)

a/other

b)

—/the others

c)

the/each other

d)

one/another

e)

none/the other

75.

John has told me that one of ........ articles and two of ........ have been accepted for publication in the journal.

a)

theirs/her

b)

mine/their

c)

your/my

d)

his/yours

e)

hers/ours

76.

He turned down the offer on grounds of health, but I think there were ...... reasons behind his decision.

a)

anyone

b)

another

c)

someone

d)

some other

e)

any other

77.

I don't think that's the only dry cleaner's around here. I think there's ......... next to the bus station.

a)

another

b)

others

c)

other

d)

the other

e)

the others

78.

I think that buying ........ own photocopier would save ........ money.

a)

us/ours

b)

his/her

c)

ourselves/our

d)

themselves/theirs

e)

their/their

79.

Most western cultures tell .......... that beautiful is slim, young and fit so, partly due to this, ………… don’t like having a few extra kilos.

a)

ours / these

b)

us / we

c)

them/theirs

d)

you/ones

e)

these / others

80.

Olive oil, which we have widely used in .......... salads, is one of healthiest components to make .......... food taste better.

a)

our/our

b)

your/yours

c)

them /it

d)

their/it

e)

they/others

81.

You can ride up hills much more easily because .......... bicycle has five more gears than.......... .

a)

your/mine

b)

his/me

c)

hers/theirs

d)

mine/yours

e)

her/us

82.

None of ........... wanted to become involved in the fight between the two members.

a)

your

b)

they

c)

her

d)

us

e)

she

83.

A few relatives of ........... are going to stay with ........... over the weekend

a)

her/us

b)

them/me

c)

mine/I

d)

him/theirs

e)

his/them

84.

When the winners arrived at the award ceremony, the mayor ........ was there to greet ........ .

a)

ourselves/him

b)

themselves/ours

c)

myself/their

d)

itself/ourselves

e)

himself/them

85.

Since ......... seems eager to give me a hand with these, I have no other choice but to do .......... by myself.

a)

something/everywhere

b)

someone/anything

c)

no one/everything

d)

anybody/nowhere

e)

nothing/something

86.

He was a strange teacher. It would be hard to find ........ like him.

a)

another

b)

other

c)

the other

d)

each other

e)

one after another

87.

........ has got a packed lunch, a torchlight and a waterproof coat, haven't ........?

a)

Everybody/they

b)

Everywhere/it

c)

No one/you

d)

Someone/we

e)

Anybody/they

88.

María es reemplazado por:

a)

He

b)

She

c)

It

89.

Roberto es reemplazado por:

a)

He

b)

She

c)

It

90.

Cat es reemplazado por:

a)

He

b)

She

c)

It

91.

Tables es reemplazado por:

a)

He

b)

She

c)

They

92.

Juan, Rosa and Pedro son reemplazos por:

a)

She

b)

They

c)

He

93.

Apple es reemplazado por:

a)

It

b)

He

c)

She

94.

Santiago es reemplazado por:

a)

They

b)

He

c)

She

95.

Sofía es reemplazado por:

a)

It

b)

She

c)

He

96.

Argentina es reemplazado por:

a)

She

b)

He

c)

It

97.

Pencils es reemplazado por:

a)

He

b)

They

c)

She

98.

Kevin likes playing basketball. _________ is a basketball player.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

Him

99.

Jenny likes to cook. _________ can cook any kind of food.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

Him

d)

Her

100.

My family has five members. _________ always go on a picnic on Sundays.

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

It

101.

The TV is broken. My dad will take __________ to the technician.

a)

him

b)

it

c)

them

d)

us

102.

John and Tina are good students. _________ always study hard.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

They

d)

Them

103.

I like to read, so people often give books to _____.

a)

us

b)

him

c)

me

104.

She tells stories a lot, so people listen to _____.

a)

him

b)

her

c)

me

105.

We are weird, so people are looking at _____.

a)

us

b)

you

c)

we

106.

You are good in English, so people ask questions to _____.

a)

your

b)

us

c)

you

107.

My parents are strict, so people admire _____.

a)

they

b)

them

c)

us

108.

This is my new book. _________ story is fantastic!

a)

My

b)

It

c)

Its

d)

They

109.

It's Pete's birthday. I want to buy ________ a gift.

a)

him

b)

it

c)

he

d)

his

110.

I need my dictionary. Can you give ____ to _____?

a)

it - I

b)

it - me

c)

its - my

d)

it - mine

111.

John and Kamil are in the garden. _______ are playing hide-and- seek. Mr. Ramu is looking for ______.

a)

we, him

b)

you, them

c)

they, them

112.

Mother and I are in the kitchen. _______ are preparing breakfast. Father and grandfather are waiting for _____ .

a)

She, us

b)

We, us

c)

He, us

113.

Kevin likes playing basketball. _________ is a basketball player.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

Him

114.

Jenny likes to cook. _________ can cook any kind of food.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

Him

d)

Her

115.

My family has five members. _________ always go on a picnic on Sundays.

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

It

116.

The TV is broken. My dad will take __________ to the technician.

a)

him

b)

it

c)

them

d)

us

117.

John and Tina are good students. _________ always study hard.

a)

He

b)

She

c)

They

d)

Them

118.

I like to read, so people often give books to _____.

a)

us

b)

him

c)

me

119.

She tells stories a lot, so people listen to _____.

a)

him

b)

her

c)

me

120.

We are weird, so people are looking at _____.

a)

us

b)

you

c)

we

121.

You are good in English, so people ask questions to _____.

a)

your

b)

us

c)

you

122.

My parents are strict, so people admire _____.

a)

they

b)

them

c)

us

123.

This is my new book. _________ story is fantastic!

a)

My

b)

It

c)

Its

d)

They

124.

It's Pete's birthday. I want to buy ________ a gift.

a)

him

b)

it

c)

he

d)

his

125.

I need my dictionary. Can you give ____ to _____?

a)

it - I

b)

it - me

c)

its - my

d)

it - mine

126.

John and Kamil are in the garden. _______ are playing hide-and- seek. Mr. Ramu is looking for ______.

a)

we, him

b)

you, them

c)

they, them

127.

Mother and I are in the kitchen. _______ are preparing breakfast. Father and grandfather are waiting for _____ .

a)

She, us

b)

We, us

c)

He, us

128.

The dress ________ Lisa bought doesn’t fit her very well.

a)

who

b)

which

129.

People _________ drive too fast endanger the lives of others.

a)

who

b)

which

130.

Students _____ work hard are usually successful.

a)

who

b)

which

131.

The man, ______ father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

a)

whose

b)

who

132.

The diamond ________ had been stolen was recovered.

a)

who

b)

which

133.

That is the man ________ wants to buy your house.

a)

who

b)

which

134.

They bought the house _______ seemed to be the nicest.

a)

who

b)

that

135.

The car, ________ driver is a young man, is from Ireland.

a)

whose

b)

who

136.

The waitress_______ served us was impolite and impatient.

a)

which

b)

that

137.

I know a store _________ we can buy the new bag.

a)

whom

b)

where

138.

 I talked to the girl ________ car had broken down in front of the shop.

a)

who

b)

whose

139.

 He reminds me of someone ________ I used to know.

a)

who

b)

whom

140.

The place ________ my aunt lives is beautiful.

a)

where

b)

whom

141.

He is the doctor ______ I will see this afternoon.

a)

who

b)

whom

142.

I met a woman ________ name is Yaya.

a)

who

b)

whose

143.

Singular pronouns

a)

I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT

b)

WE, YOU, THEY

144.

Plural pronouns

a)

I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE

b)

WE, HE, YOU, THEY

c)

HE, SHE, IT

d)

THEY, WE, YOU

145.
a)

I

b)

WE

c)

THEY

146.
a)

IT

b)

HE

c)

I

147.
a)

IT

b)

SHE

c)

HE

148.
a)

I

b)

IT

c)

YOU

149.
a)

WE

b)

THEY

c)

IT

150.
a)

YOU

b)

I

c)

SHE

151.

Mary likes chocolates

a)

they

b)

he

c)

she

d)

we

152.

Juan is in the park now

a)

they

b)

he

c)

hes

d)

she

153.

My father is in the garden

a)

they

b)

he

c)

I

d)

she

154.

My grandparents live in Canada

a)

We

b)

he

c)

She

d)

They

155.

Otavalo has one of the most beautiful landscapes in the country

a)

It

b)

they

c)

we

d)

He

156.

I love my sister. _____ is really nice

a)

We

b)

I

c)

She

d)

He

157.

My parents work in USA. My dad is a doctor. ____ works in a hospital. my mom is an architec. ____ She works in an office

a)

He / She

b)

She / He

c)

He / He

d)

She/ She

158.

A noun phrase includes determiners and modifiers that specifically add information about the noun.

a)

True

b)

False

159.

Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: “I still have the book that she gave me last week.”

a)

still have the book

b)

me last week

c)

the book that she gave me

d)

she gave me last

160.

Noun phrases consist of nouns and words that describe them.

a)

True

b)

False

161.
Identify the noun phrase: 
I tried to solve the puzzle.
a)
tried
b)
the puzzle
c)
I tried
d)
I tried to solve
162.
Find the Noun Phrase: "The large dog was waiting for me outside so it could eat me." 
a)
was waiting
b)
the large dog
c)
dog
d)
for me
163.
Find the Noun Phrase: "I love eating lots of junk food." 
a)
I love
b)
lots of junk food
c)
junk food
d)
eating lots
164.

"The tour includes three Asian countries." Which is a noun phrase?

a)

includes

b)

The

c)

three Asian countries

165.
Find the Noun Phrase: "The Holocaust Survivor had to share his story."
a)
share his story. 
b)
had to share
c)
The Holocaust Survivor
d)
Holocaust Survivor
166.

How many nouns in the sentence?


There is a girl and boy playing with a ball.

a)

7

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

167.

She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.

(a)  

168.

Exhausted, the soldiers rest for a while.

(a)  

169.

which is the MAIN noun in the phrase?

the best person I have known.

a)

best

b)

person

c)

I

d)

known

170.

I do not like long, thick jackets.

Is the underlined part is expanded noun phrase?

a)

false

b)

true

171.

The white, beautiful swan swam round the lake.

Is the underlined part is expanded noun phrase?

a)

true

b)

false

172.

A noun phrase in "A horrifying report last week showed that dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean have fallen by 87% since 1980" is:

a)

have fallen by

b)

A horrifying report

c)

87% since 1980

d)

in the Indian

173.

"Government employees in Abu Dhabi will now have access to the ‘remote work’ system." The noun phrases are: (more than one answer)

a)

Government employees in Abu Dhabi

b)

The 'remote work' system

c)

in Abu Dhabi will now have access

d)

to the 'remote work system'

174.

Which of these are purposes of noun phrases? (more than one answer)

a)

They describe ideas clearly

b)

They have no purpose at all

c)

They show how an action occurs

d)

They name ideas specifically

175.

Noun phrases consist of nouns and words that describe them.

a)

True

b)

False

176.

Noun phrases act as a noun in a sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

177.

Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: “I still have the book that she gave me last week.”

a)

still have the book

b)

me last week

c)

the book that she gave me

d)

she gave me last

178.
Identify the noun phrase: 
I tried to solve the puzzle.
a)
tried
b)
the puzzle
c)
I tried
d)
I tried to solve
179.
Find the Noun Phrase: "The large dog was waiting for me outside so it could eat me." 
a)
was waiting
b)
the large dog
c)
dog
d)
for me
180.
Find the Noun Phrase: "I love eating lots of junk food." 
a)
I love
b)
lots of junk food
c)
junk food
d)
eating lots
181.
Find the Noun Phrases: "The student forgot his late homework."
a)
The student
b)
forgot his 
c)
his late homework.
d)
Both "The student" and "his late homework."
182.

Nouns identify...

a)

actions

b)

people, places, things, and ideas

183.

"The tour includes three Asian countries." Which is a noun phrase?

a)

includes

b)

The

c)

three Asian countries

184.
Find the Noun Phrase: "The Holocaust Survivor had to share his story."
a)
share his story. 
b)
had to share
c)
The Holocaust Survivor
d)
Holocaust Survivor