1.  Which of the following words is stressed differently from the rest?

   a. mausoleum   b. memorial      c. achievement         d. development

2. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?

   a. engrave         b. flourish         c. represent      d. preserve

3. Which of the following words doesn't have the same vowel sound?

   a. found            b. town              c. grow            d. crowd

4. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differ­ently from that of the others?

   a. theater           b. southern        c. northwest     d. cathedral

5. Which of the following words has the final pronounced /s/?

    a. caves            b. matches        c. relics            d. festivals

Task 2: Underline the stressed syllable in the following words. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.3pt) 

Example: expect 

1. efficiency 

2. Canadian 

3. intelligence 

Task 11: Correct the mistake in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (0.2pt)

 Example: Charlie went to the tickets office last week.

 Answer: tickets → ticket 

1. Keep silent, please! My daughter sleeps in the room.

 2. Susan often burn the midnight oil to complete her given tasks.

Mark (') the stressed syllable in the underline words. Then practice saying the sentences.

1.   A’nalogy is the process of comparing one thing with another that has similar features in order to explain it.

2.   Audi’ology is the science that deals with the sense of hearing.

3.   Eth’nology is the scientific study and comparison of human races.

4.   Ide’ology is a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on.

5.   Bi/o/tech’no/lo/gy is the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes.

6.   Cos’mography is the part of science that deals with the general features of the earth and the universe.

7.   Ca’lligraphy is beautiful handwriting that you can do with a special pen or brush.

8.   Bi’ography is the story of a person’s life written by someone else.

9.   Ocea’nography is the scientific study of the ocean.

10. Histori’ography is the study of writing about history.

Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. hotel                      B. swallow           C. improve           D. survive

2. A. eventual                 B. devastate          C. admirable         D. different

3. A. brother                    B. machine           C. mother             D. beauty

4. A. decorate                 B. family              C. festival             D. tradition

5. A. blanket                   B. invite                C. replace             D. exchange

6. A. cultivate                 B. develop            C. celebrate           D. decorate

7. A. competition            B. invitation          C. nation               D. conservation

8. A. librarian                 B. bamboo            C. develop            D. cultural

9. A. festival                   B. resource           C. station              D. history

10. A. statue                   B. important          C. devote              D. begin

11. A. nomadic               B. generous          C. colourful          D. countryside

12. A. popular                B. calculus            C. beehive             D. disturb

13. A. harvest                 B. collect              C. peaceful           D. whisper

14. A. charade                B. transport           C. expect              D. paddy

15. A. opportunity          B. inconvenient     C. facility              D. optimistic