Stress
- 1.A strong unstressed syllable and a weak unstressed syllable are equally prominent
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The first part of all compound nouns carries the stress.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.All weak syllables are unstressed
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Trisyllabic nouns never have stress on the ultimate syllable
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The second syllable of the verb ‘desert’ is stressed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The four factors of prominence are equally important.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Primary stress and secondary stress are also called tonic and non-tonic stress.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The morphological category of a word does not affect its stress placement.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The second part of ‘software’ is stressed
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The primary stress goes on the second part of most compound adjectives.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Which of the following statements is true?
- A.
All strong syllables are stressed.
- B.
All stressed syllables are strong
- C.
All unstressed syllables are strong
- D.
All unstressed syllables are weak
- 12.Which syllable is stressed in ‘geography’?
- A.
Preantepenult
- B.
Antepenult
- C.
Penult
- D.
Ult
- 13.Which syllable in ‘modernisation’ carries secondary stress?
- A.
First syllable
- B.
Preantepenult
- C.
Antepenult
- D.
penult
- 14.Which word has a different stress pattern?
- A.
Illustrate
- B.
Customise
- C.
Advertise
- D.
Interfere
- 15.In which word does the second part receive primary stress?
- A.
Swimming pool
- B.
Bus stop
- C.
Global warming
- D.
Sunrise
- 16.In which word does the second part receive primary stress?
- A.
Well-known
- B.
Underworld
- C.
Night shift
- D.
Changing room
- 17.Which word has a different stress pattern?
- A.
Outweigh
- B.
Daydream
- C.
Brainwash
- D.
Stirfry
- 18.The antepenult is stressed in the following words.
- A.
University, differentiate, immediate
- B.
Underestimate, characteristic, curiosity
- C.
Communicative, capitalism, qualification
- D.
Contaminate, industrialise, enthusiastic
- 19.Which word has a stress-neutral suffix?
- A.
courageous
- B.
Poisonous
- C.
Kitchenette
- D.
Luxurious
- 20.Which word has a stress-shifting suffix?
- A.
Portuguese
- B.
Solidify
- C.
Encouragement
- D.
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