This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phonetics > Word Stress Rules – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Stress Rules Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Physicality(phys-i-cal-i-ty) A) Phys-i-cal-i-ty. B) Phys-i-cal-i-ty. C) Phys-i-cal-i-ty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phys-i-cal-i-ty. 2. Different stress of the word A) Deny. B) Sandy. C) Area. D) Routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deny. 3. Find the word which has the difference stress from the others. A) Detective. B) Romantic. C) Maths. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maths. 4. Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. A) Climate. B) Campus. C) Control. D) Capture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Control. 5. Which syllable is stressed in the word 'desert'? A) Sert. B) Ert. C) Des. D) De. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ert. 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. A) Exploration. B) Attractive. C) Conventional. D) Impatient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploration. 7. How do you pronounce your name? A) PRO-nounce. B) Pro-NOUNCE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pro-NOUNCE. 8. Which syllable will receive the primary stress in this word?-QUALITY A) QUA. B) LI. C) TY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) QUA. 9. Which syllable is stressed in the word "position" ? A) Po. B) Si. C) Tion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Si. 10. Which part of the word 'landscape' means 'a stretch of land'? A) Land. B) Scape. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 11. Hypothetical (hy-po-thet-i-cal) A) Hy-po-thet-i-cal. B) Hy-po-thet-i-cal. C) Hy-po-thet-i-cal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hy-po-thet-i-cal. 12. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. A) Suitable. B) Eliminate. C) Accent. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliminate. 13. For words that use suffixes-ic, -sion, -ese or-tion, where is the primary stress usually placed on? A) Third syllable from the end syllable. B) Second syllable from the end syllable. C) Last syllable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second syllable from the end syllable. 14. Which syllable is stressed in "PARAMETER" ? A) PA. B) RA. C) ME. D) TRE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RA. 15. Which syllable is stressed in "CHINESE" ? A) CHI. B) NESE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NESE. 16. Pronouncing words in isolation differs from pronouncing them in connected speech due to the stress which falls only on some parts of speech (ex:verb, noun, adjective). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The nearby coffe is ..... by many college students. A) Frequented. B) Bought. C) Love. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequented. 18. Arabic A) Arabic. B) ARAbic. C) AraBIC. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabic. 19. Which part of the word 'desert' means 'abandon' and is related to cartoons? A) De. B) Sert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sert. 20. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. A) Along. B) Papaya. C) Across. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 21. Which syllable will receive the primary stress in this word?-QUESTION A) QUEStion. B) QuesTION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) QUEStion. 22. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group. A) Household. B) Suppose. C) Arctic. D) Diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suppose. 23. Which one differs from the rest? A) Flexible. B) National. C) Generous. D) Impressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impressive. 24. Which part of the word 'ocean' is missing in the following options? A) Ani. B) Grace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grace. 25. Which word differs from the rest? A) Curable. B) Temporary. C) Domestic. D) Passionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domestic. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesWord Stress Rules Quiz 2Word Stress Rules Quiz 3Word Stress Rules Quiz 4Word Stress Rules Quiz 5Word Stress Rules Quiz 6Word Stress Rules Quiz 7Word Stress Rules Quiz 8Word Stress Rules Quiz 9Word Stress Rules Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books