Word Stress – MCQs for IOE Ser 1 Practice Questions

 Word Stress – MCQs for IOE Ser 1

1. Which syllable is stressed in the word "banana"?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

2. Choose the word with the stress on the first syllable:
a) begin
b) arrive
c) clever
d) enjoy

3. Where is the stress in the word "education"?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

4. Which word has the stress on the second syllable?
a) pencil
b) delay
c) window
d) happy

5. Which of the following has a different stress pattern?
a) table
b) doctor
c) picture
d) become

6. What is the stressed syllable in “photograph”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

7. In the word “photography”, where is the primary stress?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

8. Choose the correctly stressed word:
a) comPUter
b) COMputer
c) compuTER
d) comPUtER

9. In the word “engineer”, where does the stress fall?
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) No stress

10. Which word has the same stress pattern as “banana”?
a) teacher
b) window
c) umbrella
d) table

11. Where is the stress in “communication”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

12. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
a) advice
b) increase (noun)
c) become
d) attend

13. The correct stress in "economic" is on the:
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) Fourth syllable

14. What is the stress pattern of the word “dangerous”?
a) 1st syllable
b) 2nd syllable
c) 3rd syllable
d) None

15. In which word is the second syllable stressed?
a) student
b) police
c) mother
d) teacher

16. Choose the word with a different stress:
a) ENgineer
b) eduCAtion
c) PHOtograph
d) comMIttee

17. Where is the stress in "recommendation"?
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) Fourth syllable

18. What is the correct stress for the noun “record”?
a) reCORD
b) REcord
c) recORD
d) recoRD

19. What is the primary stress in the word “hospital”?
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) None

20. Which of the following follows the pattern (stress on 2nd syllable)?
a) teacher
b) arrive
c) doctor
d) pencil

Answers

Answers with Explanations

1. Which syllable is stressed in the word "banana"?
Answer: b) Second
ba-NA-na → The stress is on the second syllable.

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2. Choose the word with the stress on the first syllable:
Answer: c) clever
CLE-ver → Two-syllable adjectives usually stress the first syllable.
(a, b, d) are verbs → often stressed on second syllable.

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3. Where is the stress in the word "education"?
Answer: c) Third
ed-u-CA-tion → Stress falls just before the suffix “-tion”.

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4. Which word has the stress on the second syllable?
Answer: b) delay
de-LAY → Two-syllable verbs often stress the second syllable.

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5. Which of the following has a different stress pattern?
Answer: d) become
table, doctor, picture → 1st syllable
become → 2nd syllable → different pattern

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6. What is the stressed syllable in “photograph”?
Answer: a) First
PHO-to-graph → Noun form → 1st syllable stressed

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7. In the word “photography”, where is the primary stress?
Answer: c) Third
pho-to-GRA-phy → Stress shifts to the 3rd syllable

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8. Choose the correctly stressed word:
Answer: a) comPUter
com-PU-ter → Stress on second syllable

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9. In the word “engineer”, where does the stress fall?
Answer: c) Third syllable
en-gi-NEER → Stress is on last syllable

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10. Which word has the same stress pattern as “banana”?
Answer: c) umbrella
ba-NA-na → um-BRE-lla → both stress 2nd syllable

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11. Where is the stress in “communication”?
Answer: d) Fourth
com-mu-ni-CA-tion → Stress falls just before “-tion” → 4th syllable

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12. Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
Answer: b) increase (noun)
INcrease (noun), inCREASE (verb) → stress shifts depending on part of speech

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13. The correct stress in "economic" is on the:
Answer: c) Third syllable
eco-NOM-ic → Stress often on penultimate syllable with “-ic” ending

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14. What is the stress pattern of the word “dangerous”?
Answer: a) 1st syllable
DAN-ger-ous → 3-syllable adjective, stress on 1st syllable

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15. In which word is the second syllable stressed?
Answer: b) police
po-LICE → 2-syllable noun (unusual case), stress on 2nd syllable

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16. Choose the word with a different stress:
Answer: c) PHOtograph
ENgineer, eduCAtion, comMIttee → stress on final syllable
PHOtograph → stress on 1st syllable → different

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17. Where is the stress in "recommendation"?
Answer: d) Fourth syllable
re-co-men-DA-tion → stress just before “-tion”

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18. What is the correct stress for the noun “record”?
Answer: b) REcord
REcord (noun), reCORD (verb)

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19. What is the primary stress in the word “hospital”?
Answer: a) First syllable
HOS-pi-tal → Stress is on the first syllable in most 3-syllable nouns

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20. Which of the following follows the pattern (stress on 2nd syllable)?
Answer: b) arrive
aRRIVE → 2-syllable verb → stress on 2nd syllable

 

 Word Stress – MCQs for IOE Ser 2

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WORD STRESS – 40 MCQs for IOE

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1. What is the correct stress in banana?
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) No stress

2. Which word has the stress on the first syllable?
a) arrive
b) happy
c) begin
d) relax

3. In which syllable is the stress in photograph?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

4. Choose the word with stress on the second syllable:
a) teacher
b) father
c) enjoy
d) window

5. What is the stress pattern of education?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

6. Which of these has a different stress pattern?
a) table
b) doctor
c) become
d) picture

7. In “photography,” which syllable has the primary stress?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

8. Select the word with stress on the third syllable:
a) accident
b) engineer
c) clever
d) teacher

9. Choose the correctly stressed version of computer:
a) COMputer
b) comPUter
c) compuTER
d) comPUTEr

10. What is the stress in umbrella?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) No stress

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11. Which word has stress on the second syllable?
a) mobile
b) police
c) pencil
d) table

12. In the word recommendation, where is the primary stress?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

13. Choose the word stressed on the first syllable:
a) increase (noun)
b) attend
c) decide
d) arrive

14. Where is the stress in economic?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

15. What is the stressed syllable in hospital?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

16. Which word has a different stress from others?
a) photograph
b) engineer
c) committee
d) education

17. Choose the noun with stress on the first syllable:
a) record
b) increase
c) insult
d) export

18. In the word electricity, stress falls on the:
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) Fourth syllable

19. Which of the following words has stress on the last syllable?
a) camera
b) dangerous
c) understand
d) picture

20. Which is stressed on the second syllable?
a) pencil
b) police
c) teacher
d) doctor

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21. Choose the word with the same stress as “banana”:
a) umbrella
b) picture
c) teacher
d) father

22. Where is the stress in “develop”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

23. What is the stress pattern of “advertisement” (British)?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

24. In which syllable is the stress in “education”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

25. Choose the stressed syllable in “necessary”:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

26. In “unemployment”, where is the primary stress?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

27. Which word has primary stress on the first syllable?
a) computer
b) banana
c) beautiful
d) arrive

28. In “clarify,” which syllable is stressed?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None

29. Which word is stressed differently?
a) photograph
b) photographer
c) photographic
d) photograph

30. What is the stress in “unacceptable”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

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31. Which word has stress before the suffix?
a) education
b) political
c) development
d) economic

32. Stress in “dictionary” falls on the:
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) Fourth syllable

33. The noun record has stress on:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Last

34. “Photography” has the same stress pattern as:
a) engineer
b) geography
c) computer
d) understand

35. In “pronunciation,” the stress falls on:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

36. Which word has the stress on first syllable?
a) advice
b) increase (noun)
c) begin
d) enjoy

37. “Population” is stressed on the:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

38. In “responsibility,” the stress falls on:
a) Second
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Fifth

39. Which word ends in –ic and follows the stress rule?
a) economic
b) mechanic
c) realistic
d) All of the above

40. Choose the correct stress for “politician”:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

Answers with Explanations

1. b) Second syllable
ba-NA-na — Stress is on the second syllable.

2. b) happy
HAP-py — Two-syllable adjectives typically stress the first syllable.

3. a) First
PHO-to-graph — Noun form stresses the first syllable.

4. c) enjoy
en-JOY — Verbs often take second syllable stress.

5. c) Third
ed-u-CA-tion — Words ending in -tion are stressed just before the suffix.

6. c) become
All others stress the first syllable. be-COME is stressed on the second.

7. c) Third
pho-to-GRA-phy — Stress moves to the third syllable in derivative forms.

8. b) engineer
en-gi-NEER — Stress on the third syllable.

9. b) comPUter
com-PU-ter — Common correct pronunciation.

10. b) Second
um-BRE-lla — Stress is on the second syllable.

11. b) police
po-LICE — Irregular, but common for this word.

12. d) Fourth
re-com-men-DA-tion — Just before “-tion”.

13. a) increase (noun)
INcrease (noun), inCREASE (verb).

14. c) Third
eco-NOM-ic — Words ending in “-ic” stress the syllable before it.

15. a) First
HOS-pi-tal — Stress falls on the first syllable.

16. a) photograph
Others are stressed on the last syllable, this on the first.

17. a) record
REcord (noun), reCORD (verb).

18. d) Fourth syllable
e-lec-tri-CI-ty

19. c) understand
un-der-STAND — Last syllable stressed.

20. b) police
po-LICE — Second syllable.

21. a) umbrella
um-BRE-lla — Same pattern as ba-NA-na.

22. b) Second
de-VEL-op — Verb; second syllable.

23. a) First (British)
AD-ver-tise-ment — In British English, first syllable is stressed.

24. c) Third
ed-u-CA-tion — Just before “-tion”.

25. a) First
NEC-es-sa-ry — Common 4-syllable word with initial stress.

26. d) Fourth
un-em-ploy-MENT — Stress just before “-ment”.

27. c) beautiful
BEAU-ti-ful — Adjective; first syllable.

28. a) First
CLA-ri-fy — Words ending in “-fy” usually stress the first syllable.

29. b) photographer
pho-TOG-ra-pher — Stress shifts to second syllable.

30. d) Fourth
un-ac-cep-TA-ble — Stress before “-ble”.

31. a) education
Stress falls on the syllable just before “-tion”.

32. a) First syllable
DIC-tion-ar-y — Common stress pattern.

33. a) First
REcord (noun) — Verb = reCORD.

34. b) geography
ge-OG-ra-phy — Same third-syllable stress as pho-to-GRA-phy.

35. d) Fourth
pro-nun-ci-A-tion — Just before “-tion”.

36. b) increase (noun)
INcrease (noun).

37. c) Third
pop-u-LA-tion — Just before “-tion”.

38. c) Fourth
re-spon-si-BIL-i-ty

39. d) All of the above
All follow the rule: stress comes before “-ic”.

40. d) Fourth
pol-i-ti-CIAN