Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. What are the four ways that stress is used in English?

   1.   ?    word stress, content stress, sentence stress, emphasis
   2.   ?    word stress, sentence stress, thought group stress, emphasis
   3.   ?    word stress, syllable stress, thought group stress, emphasis

2. How many syllables are there in the word "feedback"?

   1.   ?    2
   2.   ?    3
   3.   ?    4
   4.   ?    5

3. How many syllables are there in the word "understanding"?

   1.   ?    2
   2.   ?    3
   3.   ?    4
   4.   ?    5

4. How many syllables are there in the word "photograph"?

   1.   ?    2
   2.   ?    3
   3.   ?    4
   4.   ?    5

5. How many syllables are there in the word "communication"?

   1.   ?    2
   2.   ?    3
   3.   ?    4
   4.   ?    5

6. What is the stressed syllable in the word "communicate"?

   1.   ?    co
   2.   ?    mu
   3.   ?    ni
   4.   ?    cate

7. What is the stressed syllable in the word "communication"?

   1.   ?    co
   2.   ?    mu
   3.   ?    ni
   4.   ?    ca
   5.   ?    tion

8. What is the stressed syllable in the word "prior"?

   1.   ?    pri
   2.   ?    or

9. What is the stressed syllable in the word "priority"?

   1.   ?    pri
   2.   ?    or
   3.   ?    i
   4.   ?    ty

10. What is the stressed syllable in the word "effect"?

    1.   ?    e
    2.   ?    fect

11. What is the stressed syllable in the word "effective"?

    1.   ?    e
    2.   ?    fec
    3.   ?    tive

12. In English a stressed syllable is marked by being ______________ than an unstressed syllable.

    1.   ?    shorter
    2.   ?    the same as
    3.   ?    longer, louder, higher in pitch

13. Which words will be stressed in the following sentence?
    Society socializes us by giving us values.

    1.   ?    society, us, giving, values
    2.   ?    society, socializes, by, values
    3.   ?    society, socializes, giving, values

14. Which words will NOT be stressed in the following sentence?
    The second theory sees people as innately aggresive and predisposed to violence.

    1.   ?    second, as, and, to
    2.   ?    the, theory, as, and, to
    3.   ?    the, as, and, to
    4.   ?    the, theory, as, predisposed

15. Which words will be stressed in the following sentence?
    I think most of us would agree that the family can play a role in reducing crime.

    1.   ?    think, most, agree, family, can, role, crime
    2.   ?    think, agree, family, play, role, reducing, crime
    3.   ?    think, would, agree, family, can, play, role, reducing, crime

16. Which words will NOT be stressed in the following sentence?
    The problem with our society is its weakness to address these issues.

    1.   ?    the, with, our, its, to, these
    2.   ?    the, with, our, is, its, to, these
    3.   ?    the, with, our, weakness, to, these