Definition of Word Stress
Word stress refers to the emphasis we
place on a particular syllable of a word when speaking. English words
with two or more syllables have one syllable that is pronounced more strongly
than the others.
Example:
- TAble → Stress on
the first syllable.
- aBOUT → Stress on
the second syllable.
- imPORtant → Stress on
the second syllable.
Definition of Sentence
Stress
Sentence stress refers to the emphasis
we place on certain words in a sentence. Usually, content words
(nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) are stressed, while function
words (articles, prepositions, pronouns, etc.) are not.
📌 Example:
- She BOUGHT
a NEW CAR yesterday.
(Stress falls on the content words: bought, new, car)
20 Practice Questions on Word
Stress
Choose the word
with the correct stressed syllable. (a, b, c, or d)
1. Where is the
stress in the word photograph?
a) phoTOgraph
b) PHOtoGRAPH
c) PHOtograph
d) phoTOGraph
2. Where is the
stress in the word education?
a) eduCAtion
b) EDUcation
c) EDucation
d) educaTION
3. Where is the
stress in the word economy?
a) eCONomy
b) EConomy
c) econOmy
d) econoMY
4. Where is the
stress in the word present (as a noun)?
a) preSENT
b) PREsent
c) presENT
d) PreSENT
5. Where is the
stress in the word photographer?
a) phoTOgrapher
b) PHOtographer
c) phoTOGRAPHer
d) phoTOGrapher
6. Where is the
stress in the word university?
a) uniVERsity
b) UNiversity
c) univerSITY
d) uniVERsITY
7. Where is the
stress in the word advertisement?
a) adVERtisement
b) ADvertisement
c) advertiSEment
d) adverTISEment
8. Where is the
stress in the word important?
a) imPORTant
b) IMPORtant
c) imporTANT
d) impoRTANT
9. Where is the
stress in the word development?
a) DEvelopment
b) deVELopment
c) deveLOPment
d) developMENT
10. Where is the
stress in the word understand?
a) UNderstand
b) underSTAND
c) unDERstand
d) UNDersTAND
11. Where is the
stress in the word banana?
a) BAnaNA
b) baNAna
c) baNAna
d) baNAna
12. Where is the
stress in the word politics?
a) poLItics
b) POLitics
c) politiCS
d) poLItiCS
13. Where is the
stress in the word engineer?
a) ENgineer
b) engiNEER
c) enGINEer
d) enGINeer
14. Where is the
stress in the word organization?
a) orGAnization
b) ORganization
c) organizaTION
d) organiZAtion
15. Where is the
stress in the word family?
a) FAmiLY
b) FAmily
c) faMILy
d) famiLY
16. Where is the
stress in the word information?
a) INformation
b) inforMAtion
c) informaTION
d) inFORmation
17. Where is the
stress in the word engine?
a) ENgine
b) enGINE
c) engINE
d) ENGIne
18. Where is the
stress in the word create?
a) CREate
b) creATE
c) CReate
d) creaTE
19. Where is the
stress in the word hospital?
a) hosPItal
b) HOSpital
c) hospiTAL
d) hospiTal
20. Where is the
stress in the word research (as a noun)?
a) reSEARCH
b) REsearch
c) reseARCH
d) reSearch
1.
photograph
✅ c) PHOtograph
🔹 Three-syllable noun: Stress usually
falls on the first syllable.
📝 "PHO-to-graph"
2.
education
✅ a) eduCAtion
🔹 Words ending in -tion generally have
stress on the syllable before -tion.
📝 "ed-u-CA-tion"
3.
economy
✅ a) eCONomy
🔹 Four-syllable words with suffix -y
usually stress the second syllable.
📝 "e-CON-o-my"
4.
present
(noun)
✅ b) PREsent
🔹 Noun: stress usually on the first syllable.
📝 "PRE-sent" (gift, current time)
🔁 Verb form is "pre-SENT".
5.
photographer
✅ d) phoTOGrapher
🔹 Derived from "photograph", but
stress shifts to the second syllable before -er.
📝 "pho-TOG-ra-pher"
6.
university
✅ c) univerSITY
🔹 Words ending in -ity are stressed on
the syllable before "-ity".
📝 "u-ni-ver-SI-ty"
7.
advertisement** (British English)
✅ b) ADvertisement
🔹 In British English, the stress is on the first
syllable: AD-ver-tise-ment.
🔁 In American English, stress may fall on the
third syllable.
8.
important
✅ a) imPORTant
🔹 Words ending in -ant usually have
stress on the second syllable.
📝 "im-PORT-ant"
9.
development
✅ b) deVELopment
🔹 With -ment endings, stress often falls
on the second syllable of the root.
📝 "de-VEL-op-ment"
10. understand
✅ b) underSTAND
🔹 For most three-syllable verbs, especially
compound ones, stress falls on the last syllable.
📝 "un-der-STAND"
11. banana
✅ b) baNAna
🔹 Words from foreign origin or with three
syllables often stress the middle syllable.
📝 "ba-NA-na"
12. politics
✅ b) POLitics
🔹 Nouns ending in -ics often stress the first
syllable.
📝 "POL-i-tics"
13. engineer
✅ b) engiNEER
🔹 Words ending in -eer typically have
stress on the last syllable.
📝 "en-gi-NEER"
14. organization
✅ c) organizaTION
🔹 Words ending in -tion stress the syllable
before "-tion".
📝 "or-ga-ni-ZA-tion"
15. family
✅ b) FAmily
🔹 Common three-syllable nouns often stress the first
syllable.
📝 "FAM-i-ly"
16. information
✅ c) informaTION
🔹 Stress is on the syllable before
"-tion".
📝 "in-for-MA-tion"
17. engine
✅ a) ENgine
🔹 Two-syllable nouns typically stress the first
syllable.
📝 "EN-gine"
18. create
✅ b) creATE
🔹 Two-syllable verbs often stress the second
syllable.
📝 "cre-ATE"
19. hospital
✅ b) HOSpital
🔹 Three-syllable nouns often stress the first
syllable.
📝 "HOS-pi-tal"
20. research (noun)
✅ b) REsearch
🔹 Noun form: stress is on the first syllable.
🔁 Verb form: "re-SEARCH"
📝 "RE-search"
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