W1 Quiz 2
W1 Quiz 2
W1 Quiz 2
A. Circle the one word in each group that has a different word stress pattern.
B. Underline the stressed syllable(s) in each word (could be two for compounds)
1. e ditor 6. muse um 11. myste rious
2. Wa ter Street 7. Hunga rian 12. famili a rity
3. hy perlink 8. co mical 13. Pe nny Lane
4. brick wall 9. Paci fic O cean 14. alarm clock
5. ig norantly 10. co ffee ta ble 15. accredi ta tion
C. Fill in the blank space to complete the Word Stress guideline (either words or prefix/suffix)
2. The syllable immediately before the suffixes “-ic” and “-ion” are
usually stressed.
3. Three suffixes that are usually stressed are “-ee”, “-oo”, and “-ade”.
4. Three prefixes that are sometimes stressed are “ab-”, “com-”, and “dis-”.