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Stress and intonation

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

"REcord" (noun) and "reCORD" (verb) show that

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

Explain rising and falling intonation, with two examples of each.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

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

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

Divide these words into syllables and count them: (a) examination (b) Ghana (c) environment (d) dictionary.

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

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

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

Explain how stress changes the meaning or word class in noun–verb pairs, using three examples.

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Yes/no questions usually have a falling intonation.

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

Stress means saying one syllable louder and longer than the others.

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

"Hotel" is stressed on the second syllable.

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

Which word is stressed on the first syllable?

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the BECE. They are not WAEC past questions.