WORD STRESS

Word stress

A. Stress of two-syllable words.
1) Two-syllable words which do not begin with prefixes take the stress on the second syllables because the first syllables contain short vowels.
Eg: canal, finance, police, mature, ...
Practice 1:
1. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. sugar
B. typical
C. complain
D. topic

2. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. feather
B. mature
C. leather
D. chorus

3. Which word is not stressed on the second syllable?
A. parade
B. compassion
C. resemble
D. beautiful

4. Which word is not stressed on the second syllable?
A. breather
B. orchestra
C. pursuit
D. recruit


2) Two-syllable words which begin with such prefixes as: a-, ab-, abs-, ad-, ac-, co-, col-, con-, cor-, be-, ... take the stress on the second syllables.
Eg: aboard, because, forbit, without, ...
Practice 2:
1. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. ceremony
B. comprose
C. calculate
D. caravan

2. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. complete
B. company
C. comment
D. comical

3. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. comedy
B. comfortable
C. command
D. company

4. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. commentary
B. legal
C. model
D. alert

5. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. voluntary
B. necessary
C. compulsory
D. stationary


3) Two-syllable words take the stress on the first syllables when these first syllables are not prefixes.
Eg: always, candy, handsome, labour, ...
Practice 3:
1. Which word is not stressed on the first syllable?
A. practice
B. question
C. ago
D. orange

2. Which word is not stressed on the first syllable?
A. title
B. destiny
C. thorough
D. advice

3. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
A. journal
B. infernal
C. internal
D. fraternal

4. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
A. hearsay
B. endear
C. rehearse
D. poetric

5. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. brochure
B. conscious
C. dynamic
D. hypocrite


4) Two-syllable words which begin with such prefixes as : sur-, sus-, tran-, trans-, un-, with-, ... take the stress on the second syllable.
Eg: surround, suspend, transfer, unseen, ...
Practice 4:
1. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. famous
B. curious
C. suspicious
D. numerous

2. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. transfer
B. cushion
C. stumble
D. trifle

3. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. nature
B. surround
C. gravity
D. muscle

4. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. withstand
B. suspend
C. service
D. transcribe

5. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
A. without
B. transport
C. transfer
D. office


5) Two-syllable words which begin with such prefixes as: co-, col-, con-, cor-, de-, dis-, e-, ef-, ex-, em-, en-, im-, in-, for-, fore-, ... take the stress on the second syllables.
Eg: correct, expect, forecast, invite, ...
Practice 5:
1. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. tribute
B. distress
C. magistrate
D. envelope

2. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
A. divine
B. align
C. device
D. destiny

3. Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
A. mission
B. scenic
C. ascent
D. vicious

4. Which word is not stressed on the second syllable?
A. foresee
B. seizure
C. pleasure
D. later

5. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
A. disguise
B. creature
C. embed
D. forget


6) Two-syllable words which begin with such prefixes as : ob-, op-,