American Place Names Pronunciation Quiz
5 Questions
| Attempts: 174
Take this quiz to test your ability to identify the correct pronunciation of American place names. There are 5 questions.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Choose the stress pattern for the correct pronunciation of New York.
- A.
NEW york (first word stress)
- B.
New York (equal stress)
- C.
New YORK (second word stress)
Correct Answer
C. New YORK (second word stress) -
- 2.
Choose the stress pattern for the correct pronunciation of California.
- A.
CaliFORnia (3rd syllable stress)
- B.
California (equal stress)
- C.
CALifornia (1st syllable stress)
Correct Answer
A. CaliFORnia (3rd syllable stress) -
- 3.
Choose the stress pattern for the correct pronunciation of Florida.
- A.
Florida (equal stress)
- B.
FloRIda (2nd syllable stress)
- C.
FLORida (1st syllable stress)
Correct Answer
C. FLORida (1st syllable stress) -
- 4.
Choose the stress pattern for the correct pronunciation of New Jersey?
- A.
New Jersey (equal stress)
- B.
NEW jersey (first word stress)
- C.
New JERsey (second word stress)
Correct Answer
C. New JERsey (second word stress) -
- 5.
American place names with two words such as New York, New Jersey, North Carolina & North Dakota are always stressed on the second word.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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