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Stress in longer words and meaning

Question 1 of 8

Question 1 of 8

In "economics", the main stress falls on

Question 2 of 8

Question 2 of 8

Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable?

Question 3 of 8

Question 3 of 8

In "examination", the main stress falls on

Question 4 of 8

Question 4 of 8

In "photography", the stress falls on the

Question 5 of 8

Question 5 of 8

Which word is stressed on the third syllable?

Question 6 of 8

Question 6 of 8

Which word is stressed on the antepenultimate (third from last) syllable?

Question 7 of 8

Question 7 of 8

A speaker stresses the word "I" in "I didn't steal the money." What does the speaker mean?

Question 8 of 8

Question 8 of 8

Which pair shows a stress shift with a change of word class?

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