English Language

Question 1

1The rise and fall of the voice in speech is called ___.

Easy

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 2

2In connected speech, words like "a", "the" and "of" are usually

Hard

A. unstressed B. strongly stressed C. shouted D. left out completely

Question 3

3In "PHOtograph" the stress is on the first syllable; in "phoTOgrapher" it is on the

Hard

A. third syllable B. first syllable C. last syllable D. second syllable

Question 4

4In "He will PREsent the award", the stress is wrong because

Hard

A. it is a noun B. as a verb it should be "preSENT" C. as a verb it should be "PREsent" D. present has no stress

Question 5

5"Water" is stressed on the second syllable.

Easy

A. True B. False

Question 6

6In "PROduce" (noun), the stress is on syllable number ___.

Medium

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 7

7Which word has two syllables?

Easy

A. mango B. cat C. elephant D. banana

Question 8

8The number of syllables in "education" is ___.

Easy

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 9

9A rising intonation is usually used for

Hard

A. yes/no questions B. statements C. wh- questions always D. commands

Question 10

10"ConTRAST" (verb) and "CONtrast" (noun) have different stress.

Medium

A. True B. False