Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Listening and Speaking: Introduction to Stress

Question 1

Giving extra force to a syllable or word in speech is called ________.

Accepted Answer

stress

Question 2

Stress placed on one syllable within a word is called ________.

Accepted Answer

word stress

Question 3

Stress placed on important words in a sentence is called ________.

Accepted Answer

sentence stress

Question 4

The stressed syllable in 'TEA-cher' is ________.

Accepted Answer

TEA

Question 5

The stressed syllable in 'a-RRIVE' is ________.

Accepted Answer

RIVE

Question 6

The stressed syllable in 'BEAU-ti-ful' is ________.

Accepted Answer

BEAU

Question 7

The stressed part of 'BLACK-board' is ________.

Accepted Answer

BLACK

Question 8

The stressed part of the compound verb 'over-COME' is ________.

Accepted Answer

COME

Question 9

Most two-syllable nouns take stress on the ________ syllable.

Accepted Answer

first

Question 10

Most two-syllable verbs take stress on the ________ syllable.

Accepted Answer

second

Question 11

Most compound nouns take stress on the ________ part.

Accepted Answer

first

Question 12

Most compound verbs take stress on the ________ part.

Accepted Answer

second

Question 13

Which pronunciation follows the noun rule: TA-ble, ta-BLE, ta-ble equally, or silent table?

Accepted Answer

TA-ble

Question 14

Which pronunciation follows the verb rule: be-GIN, BE-gin, both equal, or silent begin?

Accepted Answer

be-GIN

Question 15

In 'I DID not break it,' stressing DID mainly corrects the idea that the speaker ________ break it.

Accepted Answer

did not

Question 16

In 'SHE carried the bag,' stressing SHE shows that ________ carried it.

Accepted Answer

she, not someone else

Question 17

A stressed syllable is usually louder, longer, and ________ in pitch.

Accepted Answer

higher

Question 18

Changing sentence stress can change the ________ of a message.

Accepted Answer

focus

Question 19

Which word does NOT normally take the first-syllable noun pattern: teacher, table, father, or arrive?

Accepted Answer

arrive

Question 20

The main reason for using stress correctly is to make speech ________.

Accepted Answer

clear

Strong work.