This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Word Stress Rules – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Stress Rules Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which syllable is stressed in 'CONVERSATION'? A) VER. B) TION. C) CON. D) SA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SA. 2. What is a correct sentence? A) All of yhem. B) No. C) Robbie stayed on planet. D) Noi is troble again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noi is troble again. 3. Where is the stress in the word "alternative" ? A) AlternaTIVE. B) AlTERnative. C) ALternative. D) AlterNAtive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AlTERnative. 4. Which word differs from the others? A) Important. B) Effective. C) Medical. D) Illegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medical. 5. Which syllable is stressed in 'PHOTOGRAPH'? A) A) PHO. B) B) TO. C) C) GRAPH. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) PHO. 6. What syllable does the stress of "CANAL" fall on? A) Adjective-2st syllable. B) Adjective-1st syllables. C) Verb-2 nd syllable. D) Noun-1st syllable. E) Noun-2nd syllables. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Noun-2nd syllables. 7. Where is the stress of suffix words? A) With the suffix, the stress will be on the syllable before the suffix. B) With the suffix, the stress will be on the syllable after the suffix. C) With the suffix, the stress will be remain the same stress as its used to be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the suffix, the stress will be on the syllable before the suffix. 8. Which syllable is stressed in "JAPANESE" ? A) JA. B) NESE. C) PAN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NESE. 9. After moving to the countryside, she decided to ..... gardening as a hobby. A) Ignore. B) Take up. C) Avoid. D) Criticize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take up. 10. Which syllable is stressed in "GEOLOGY" ? A) LO. B) GY. C) GE. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) O. 11. Which syllable is stressed in "PEDESTRIAN" ? A) AN. B) DES. C) TRI. D) PE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DES. 12. Which part of the word 'canyon' is also a name of a student? A) Can. B) Yon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 13. Which syllable of 'CONFLICT' is stressed when used as a noun? A) A) CON. B) B) FLICT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) CON. 14. Unlike ..... farming methods, organic farming avoids the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. A) Unusual. B) Innovative. C) Futuristic. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventional. 15. In the word 'RECORD', which syllable is stressed when it is used as a verb? A) A) RE. B) B) CORD. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) CORD. 16. Which syllable will receive the primary stress in this word?-POLITICIAN A) PolitiCIan. B) POlitican. C) PoliticiAN. D) PoLItician. E) PoliTIcian. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) PoliTIcian. 17. Scientist (sci-en-tist) A) Sci-en-tist. B) Sci-en-tist. C) Sci-en-tist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sci-en-tist. 18. How about the stress in "ANSWER" as a noun? A) AN-swer. B) An-SWER. C) All syllables are stressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AN-swer. 19. Which compound word has function as verbs and has an adverbial first element? A) Eight-hour. B) Update. C) Overpopulated. D) Blue-uniformed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Update. 20. Which compound word is an adjectival and the second word ends with-ed morpheme? A) Blue-uniformed. B) Eight-hour. C) Update. D) Overpopulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue-uniformed. 21. Which aspect of stress determines the differences in meaning and word class? A) Lexical stress. B) Shift Stress. C) Weakening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lexical stress. 22. Which part of the word 'beach' is the combination of the names Maya and Priya? A) Bea. B) Ch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bea. 23. Which part of the word 'rainforest' is related to cartoons? A) Rain. B) Forest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest. 24. "Agencia" means what in English? A) Agent. B) Agency. C) Asian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agency. 25. "Furioso" means what in English? A) Furious. B) Furiously. C) Furry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furious. 26. "Producto" means what in English? A) Produce. B) Product. C) Productive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Product. 27. Can't you understand what i was saying? A) Un-DER-stand. B) Un-der-STAND. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-der-STAND. 28. Which part of the word 'sky' is missing? A) S. B) Ky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ky. 29. In some words, British English tends to stress the final syllable. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. "Delicioso" means what in English? A) Delicious. B) Deli. C) Deliciously. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicious. 31. Where is the stress in the word 'CONTRACT' when used as a noun? A) A) first syllable. B) B) second syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) first syllable. 32. How many syllables does "hippopotamus" have? A) 5 syllables. B) 4 syllables. C) 3 syllables. D) 6 syllables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 syllables. 33. I need a photographer for my wedding. A) PHO-to-graph-er. B) Pho-TO-graph-er. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pho-TO-graph-er. 34. I can't decide which one of this should i buy. A) DE-cide. B) De-CIDE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De-CIDE. 35. Which syllable has the stress?ver-da-de-ro A) Ro. B) Ver. C) De. D) Da. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) De. 36. How do you pronounce news? A) Pro-NOUNCE. B) PRO-nounce. C) PRONOUNCE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pro-NOUNCE. 37. Which part of the word 'river' is the combination of the names Priya, Ava, and Emma? A) Ri. B) Ver. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ver. 38. Which syllable has the stress? (Remember stress rules.)in-te-li-gen-te A) Gen. B) Te. C) In. D) Li. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gen. 39. Which part of the word 'volcano' is missing in the following options? A) Vol. B) Cano. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cano. 40. When the phrasal verb is ..... , the stress will be on the first word. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun or adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun or adjective. 41. Which syllable is stressed in the word "Vegetable" ? A) Veg. B) Et. C) Able. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veg. 42. Which part of the word 'lake' is missing? A) La. B) Ke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ke. 43. Which of the following words has a different number of syllables? chocolate, backpack, banana, children A) Children. B) Chocolate. C) Backpack. D) Banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banana. 44. Where is the stress in each of these words? Decide which syllable.Reception A) 1st. B) 2nd. C) 3rd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st. 45. This is a where you take a bath A) Wall. B) Bathtub. C) Metall. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bathtub. 46. Which part of the word 'forest' is also a name of one of your classmates and is related to cartoons? A) For. B) Est. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Est. 47. Which syllable has the stress?na-cio-nal A) Na. B) Cio. C) Nal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nal. 48. Where is the stress in the word "DEPARTURE" A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable. 49. Where is the main stress in the following compound adjective? fully-grownChoose the correct answer. A) Fully-grown. B) Fully-grown. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fully-grown. 50. (He held the world record for over a decade.) Which syllable of "RECORD" is stressed here? A) RE. B) CORD. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RE. 51. Which is the stressed syllable for convenient? A) CON ven ient. B) Con VEN ient. C) Con ven IENT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Con VEN ient. 52. Odd one out (different word stress) A) Suitable. B) Mischievous. C) Possible. D) Supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supportive. 53. Is the stress on the first or second syllable in the word "DRIVER" A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First syllable. 54. Which syllable is stressed in the word 'websites'? A) Web-sites. B) Web. C) Sites. D) Web-sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Web. 55. Which stress pattern usually falls on the first syllable? A) Nominal stress pattern. B) Verbal stress pattern. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nominal stress pattern. 56. Which is the stressed syllable for executive? A) Ex e cu TIVE. B) Ex E cu tive. C) EX e cu tive. D) Ex e CU tive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ex E cu tive. 57. Is the stress on the first or second syllable in the word "DISLIKE" A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable. 58. This is not the conversation what i looking for. A) Con-VER-sa-tion. B) Con-ver-SA-tion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Con-ver-SA-tion. 59. Which is the stressed syllable for rational? A) RA tion al. B) Ra TION al. C) Ra tion AL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RA tion al. 60. Where is the stress in the word 'CONTRACT' when used as a verb? A) A) first syllable. B) B) second syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) second syllable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesWord Stress Rules Quiz 1Word Stress Rules Quiz 3Word Stress Rules Quiz 4Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books