This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Word Stress Rules – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Stress Rules Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Syllable stress is also knows as accent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which syllable is stressed in 'DEVELOPMENT'? A) VE. B) DE. C) LOP. D) MENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LOP. 3. Where is the primary stress placed for numbers? A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable. 4. Which part of the word 'valley' is missing? A) Vall. B) Ley. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ley. 5. English is a tone-timed language A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. In what syllable is the stress in the word "prevent" ? A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable. 7. Find the word with two primary stresses A) Unable. B) Recognaiz. C) Begin. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unable. 8. Where is the main stress in the following word?approximation Choose the correct answer. A) Approximation. B) Approximation. C) Approximation. D) Approximation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approximation. 9. Mark the answer which differs from the rest. A) Appearance. B) Solution. C) Decision. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduate. 10. Choose compound word with initial stress A) First class. B) Apple pie. C) Bad-tempered. D) Mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mailman. 11. For three-syllable words ending with-y, which syllable is usually the primary stress? A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First syllable. 12. Which of the following words has a different number of syllables? A) Door. B) Chair. C) School. D) Violin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violin. 13. I can't decide which book to borrow. (determine the stress) A) DE-cide. B) De-CIDE. C) All syllables are capitalized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De-CIDE. 14. Choose the word with stress in second syllable A) College. B) Demonstrate. C) Surprize. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprize. 15. Who is the owner of this computer? A) Com-PU-ter. B) Com-pu-TER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Com-PU-ter. 16. (The work was the produce of their joint efforts.) Which syllable of "PRODUCE" is stressed? A) PRO. B) DUCE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PRO. 17. Which syllable will receive the primary stress in this word?-PHOTOGRAPHER A) Pho-TO-graph-er. B) PHO-to-graph-er. C) Pho-to-GRAPH-er. D) Pho-to-graph-ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pho-TO-graph-er. 18. I want to be a doctor. (determine the stress) A) DOC-tor. B) Doc-TOR. C) Does not have a stress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DOC-tor. 19. Which syllable is stressed in "SUSTAINABILITY" ? A) TAIN. B) LI. C) BI. D) NA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BI. 20. What is the stressed syllable in the word 'perfect' when used as a verb? A) Per. B) Per-fect. C) Per-fect. D) Fect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fect. 21. Which term is used to describe a high, pointed landform that is related to cartoons? A) Peak. B) Hill. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peak. 22. Which transcription is correct for the word?-CHEMISTRY A) CHE. B) MIS. C) TRY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHE. 23. (Tourists have deserted the beaches.) Which syllable of "DESERTED" is stressed? A) DE. B) SER. C) TED. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SER. 24. In the word 'phobia', which syllable is stressed? A) Ph. B) Pho. C) Bia. D) Bia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pho. 25. Physical(phys-i-cal) A) Phys-i-cal. B) Phys-i-cal. C) Phys-i-cal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phys-i-cal. 26. Is the stress on the first or second syllable in the word "ARTIST" A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First syllable. 27. Where is the stress in Prefix words? A) Prefix words usually stress on the syllable before the prefix. B) Prefix words usually stress on the syllable after the prefix. C) Prefix words usually stress still the same as the words its used to be. D) No Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefix words usually stress on the syllable after the prefix. 28. Completing this work is your most important duty. A) Im-POR-tant. B) Im-por-TANT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Im-POR-tant. 29. Choose the correct stress in "automatic" . A) AU-to-ma-tic. B) Au-TO-ma-tic. C) Au-to-MA-tic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Au-to-MA-tic. 30. Where is the main stress in the following word?counterintelligence Choose the correct answer. A) Counterintelligence. B) Counterintelligence. C) Counterintelligence. D) Counterintelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counterintelligence. 31. Which is the stressed syllable for differentiate? A) Diff e REN ti ate. B) Diff E ren ti ate. C) DIFF e ren ti ate. D) Diff e ren ti ATE. E) Diff e ren TI ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diff e REN ti ate. 32. Which syllable has the stress? fe-no-me-nal A) Fe. B) Nal. C) No. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nal. 33. Where is the main stress in the following word?explanatory Choose the correct answer. A) Explanatory. B) Explanatory. C) Explanatory. D) Explanatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explanatory. 34. Which syllable is stressed in the word 'content' when used as a noun? A) Con-tent. B) Con. C) Tent. D) Con-tent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tent. 35. Which is the stress of the word WOMEN A) WOmen. B) WoMen. C) WOMEN. D) WoMEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WOmen. 36. Hypothesize (hy-poth-e-size) A) Hy-poth-e-size. B) Hy-poth-e-size. C) Hy-poth-e-size. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hy-poth-e-size. 37. He was born in China. (determine the stress) A) CHI-na. B) Chi-NA. C) No stress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHI-na. 38. Choose the word whose main stress that has difference from the others. A) Promotion. B) Implement. C) Ambition. D) Contestant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implement. 39. Where is the stress in the preposition "ABOUT" ? (note that the capitalized letters indicate the stress) A) A-bout. B) A-BOUT. C) No stress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A-BOUT. 40. Find the word stress for:UNDERSTAND A) O O. B) O o. C) O o o. D) O O o. E) O o O. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) O o O. 41. Where is the stress in the word "UNHAPPY? A) First syllable. B) Second syllable. C) Third syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable. 42. Despite the rumors about his resignation, the CEO stated firmly that ..... A) He agrees with the statement. B) He is unsure about the statement. C) That is not the case. D) The statement is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is not the case. 43. Which design do you like the best? (determine the stress) A) DE-sign. B) De-SIGN. C) DES-ign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De-SIGN. 44. Choose the correct stressed word.Can you pass me a plastic knife? A) PLAS-tic. B) Plas-TIC. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PLAS-tic. 45. Which syllable has the stress?ga-to A) Ga. B) To. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ga. 46. Which syllable is stressed in "SITUATION" ? A) SI. B) TUA. C) TION. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 47. My grandparents own a farm where they raise ..... such as cows, sheep, and chickens. A) Wheat. B) Reptiles. C) Livestock. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livestock. 48. Choose the compound word with stress on second part A) Greenhouse. B) Western Avenue. C) Fireman. D) Old-fashioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Avenue. 49. "Finalmente" means what in English? A) Fins. B) Final. C) Finally. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finally. 50. Which type of stress is achieved by intensity of articulation? A) Dynamic stress. B) Quantitative stress. C) Musical stress. D) Qualitative stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic stress. 51. Which part of the word 'mountain' is missing in the following options? A) Moun. B) Tain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tain. 52. Which syllable is stressed in "REFEREE" ? A) RE. B) FE. C) REE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) REE. 53. Manipulative (ma-nip-u-la-tive) A) Ma-nip-u-la-tive. B) Ma-nip-u-la-tive. C) Ma-nip-u-la-tive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ma-nip-u-la-tive. 54. I am from China. A) CHI-na. B) Chi-NA. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHI-na. 55. Which is the stress of the word PRODUCE A) PROduce. B) ProDUCE. C) PRODUCE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ProDUCE. 56. Which syllable is stressed in "GEOMETRIC" ? A) TRIC. B) GE. C) ME. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ME. 57. For words that use suffixes-ade, -ee, -ese, -eer, -que, -ette or-oon, where is the primary stress? A) First syllable. B) Suffix. C) It depends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffix. 58. Which syllable has the stress?u-ni-ver-si-dad A) Dad. B) U. C) Si. D) Ver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dad. 59. Which syllable is stressed in "EXAGGERATE" ? A) GE. B) E. C) RATE. D) XA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) XA. 60. In Distinctive function word stress ..... A) Helps to recognize a word in a chain of speech. B) Is capable to differentiating the meaning of words or their forms. C) No correct answer. D) Organizes the syllables into a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is capable to differentiating the meaning of words or their forms. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesWord Stress Rules Quiz 1Word Stress Rules Quiz 2Word 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