This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Sentence Stress – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Stress Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT typically an unstressed word in a sentence? A) The. B) Is. C) Excited. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited. 2. Select the function word A) She. B) Beautiful. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 3. VICTHORY A) Vic-THO-ry. B) Vic-tho-RY. C) VIC-tho-ry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VIC-tho-ry. 4. It's not what I ask you for A) Throw it into the fire. B) You'll get it on saturday. C) He practices once in a while. D) I can't afford a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You'll get it on saturday. 5. Which word has stress on the third syllable? A) Family. B) Cinema. C) American. D) Employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Employee. 6. Which word would not be stressed in the sentence: "Do you know what she does for a living?" A) Know. B) What. C) She. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 7. What is the effect of misplaced stress in a sentence? A) Misplaced stress can cause confusion and alter the intended meaning of a sentence. B) Misplaced stress enhances clarity and understanding. C) It has no effect on the meaning of a sentence. D) Misplaced stress only affects the tone of voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced stress can cause confusion and alter the intended meaning of a sentence. 8. In the sentence, "She's the problem." Which one is the content word? A) She. B) The. C) Problem. D) 's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Problem. 9. Intention of the speaker:To emphasize who moved.She moved to Australia. A) She moved to Australia. B) She moved to Australia. C) She moved to Australia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She moved to Australia. 10. Identify the stressed word in the sentence:'They will arrive at noon.' A) Will. B) Noon. C) They. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noon. 11. What are structure (function) words? A) Words used to represent key information. B) Words used to build things. C) Words used to help people. D) Words used for grammatical accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words used for grammatical accuracy. 12. What is the term used by teachers to describe the emphasis placed on certain words within a sentence? A) Word accent. B) Intonation pattern. C) Sentence stress. D) Syllable emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence stress. 13. Choose the word with first-syllable stress. A) Begin. B) Hotel. C) Mountain. D) Decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain. 14. Where is the stress in photograph? A) PHO-to-graph. B) Pho-TO-graph. C) Pho-to-GRAPH. D) No clear stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PHO-to-graph. 15. Identify the stressed syllable in the word 'extraordinary'. A) Na. B) Ry. C) Tra. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 16. In the sentence I can play the guitar very well, which words are usually weak? A) Play, very. B) Play, guitar, well. C) I, can, the. D) Guitar, well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I, can, the. 17. The AMBASSADORS are visiting Nigeria tomorrow. A) Are the ambassadors visiting Ghana tomorrow?. B) Are the athletes visiting Nigeria tomorrow?. C) Are the ambassadors visiting Nigeria next week?. D) Are the ambassadors leaving Nigeria tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are the athletes visiting Nigeria tomorrow?. 18. Which type is often unstressed? A) Verbs. B) Adjectives. C) Articles. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articles. 19. What is the role of sentence stress in spoken English? A) It helps recognize tenses. B) It identifies parts of speech. C) It emphasizes key information. D) It replaces intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It emphasizes key information. 20. My father will GET home at 5 o'clock. A) Will your father get home at 5 o'clock?. B) Will my father leave home at 5 o'clock?. C) Will my father get here at 5 o'clock?. D) Will my mother get home at 5 o'clock?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will my father leave home at 5 o'clock?. 21. Pitch is A) How high or low a sound is. B) The field or ground for certain games. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How high or low a sound is. 22. Intention of the speaker:To affirm who their mother's best friend is."He is my mother's best friend" . A) He is my mother's best friend. B) He is my mother's best friend. C) He is my mother's best friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is my mother's best friend. 23. What happens when you stress different words in the same sentence? A) The sentence becomes longer. B) The meaning changes. C) You speak faster. D) The grammar changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meaning changes. 24. "We went to the market on Saturday morning." Which group of words carries the strongest stress? A) We, to, the, on. B) Went, market, Saturday, morning. C) All words equally. D) To, the, on, we. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went, market, Saturday, morning. 25. There are FOUR baskets in the room. A) Were there four baskets in the room?. B) Are there two baskets in the room?. C) Are there four buckets in the room?. D) Are there four baskets in the store?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are there two baskets in the room?. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSentence Stress Quiz 1Sentence Stress Quiz 2Sentence Stress Quiz 3Sentence Stress Quiz 5Sentence Stress Quiz 6Sentence Stress Quiz 7Sentence Stress Quiz 8Sentence Stress Quiz 9Sentence Stress Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books