Word Stress RulesSet 1

1STRESS: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the restA. influenced B. generating C. engineering D. hydropower
2Stress: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions: vacation; community; beautiful; environment.
4In the sentence, 'She received a beautiful present for her birthday, ' the word present means 'a gift.' How is the word pronounced to convey this meaning?
5Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: 13. A. discuss B. upgrade C. explain D. decide
6What syllable in the word "overseas" is stressed?
7What is the correct accent in the word 'object' when used as a verb?
8Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:colleagueimpolite realistic magazine
9Which syllable is stressed in "investigate"?
10Which form is used when a function word is unstressed?
11Which word has different stress: A. begin B. divide C. simple D. correct
12This refers an emphasis given to certain syllables in a word or to certain words in a phrase or sentence.
13Which word stress in not only dynamic but mostly quantitative?
14What words should we stress on?"Painting and reading are my favorite hobbies."
15Which syllable is stressed in the following word?bookshelves
16In two or more syllable words, what type of stress does the syllable that does not receive primary stress receive?
17Is the stress on the first or second syllable in the word "REMOVE"
18Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questionsA. unequal B. enrolment C. encourage D. minimum
19Circle the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose primary stress is different from that of the rest: artist, event, homeless, movie.
20What kind of word stress do you know fixed stress and?
21Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.A. replace B. proper C. instruct D. routine
22Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. A. plentiful B. dangerous C. abundant D. energy
23By nature, a stressed syllable is louder, higher, longer and .....
24Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question: A. generous B. electrical C. appliance D. nomadic
25Which word has a different stress pattern from the group: A. community, B. conservation, C. contain, D. protect.
26Which stress is the strongest:
27Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the othersA. earthquake B. thunderstorm C.temperature D. experience
28Choose the correct stress pronunciation
29Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
30(Words ending with consonant cluster '-ct' $\rightarrow$ easily stress the 2nd syllable)
31Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions: A. model, B. soccer, C. online, D. doctor.
32Alec, hoping for a promotion, wants to improve his pronunciation skills so that he's able to say words correctly and clearly with accepted sounds and accented syllables. Which of the following is the best advice for Alec?
33Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the other.A. holiday B. tradition C. vacation D. activity
34Which syllable is stressed in the word 'banana'?
35Which syllable is stressed in this word?
36Which syllable has the stress? fe-no-me-nal
37Which pronunciation of "articulate" has the stress mark in the correct location?
38How about in the word "provocation"?
39In the word television the syllable we should stress is
40Choose the letter (A,B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differentlyQuestion 7: A. develop B. adjective C. generous D. popular
41Choose the difference in stress position.
42Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress: disaster; regular; benefit; orphanage.
43In most two-syllable nouns, Stress the first syllable.
44How do you say visit? Choose the correct pronunciation.
45Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest. A. routine B. puzzles C. never D. homework
46Why do some words become unstressed?
47Stress in the isolated word is termed
48How do you say different? Choose the correct pronunciation.
49Consider the following sentence:"Do you know the geographic location of the North and South Poles?"Which of the following best respresents the primary stress pattern a native speaker of standard American English would use in pronouncing the word "geogrpahic?" hint the O represents a big dot
50In which sentence is the stress on the second syllable of 'present' (pre-SENT)?
51The vowel of the stressed syllable is never:
52Which syllable would be stress in the following word?nulidad
53Choose the word with different stress A. discover B. addition C. fantastic D. habitat
54Which syllable is stressed in 'CONVERSATION'?
55Which syllable is stressed in "CONSCIENTIOUS"?
56Choose a different stress pattern:
57In compound nouns (N + N), the first element usually bears .....
58Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.. A. robot B. sensor C. impress D. urban
59Which syllable is stressed in the word "old-fashioned"?
60Contrast requires the strong form, not the weak form.
61Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. A. lifestyle B. frequent C. routine D. balance