Syllable Stress Quiz Form
Test your knowledge of syllable stress in English words by answering the following quiz questions.
1. Where is the primary stress in the word "banana"?
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First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
2. Select the syllable that carries the main stress in "photograph".
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First syllable (PHO-)
Second syllable (-TO-)
Third syllable (-GRAPH)
3. Which word has stress on the second syllable?
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import (noun)
banana
about
4. Choose all the words with primary stress on the first syllable.
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table
banana
camera
enough
5. For the word "education," which syllable is stressed?
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First syllable (ED-)
Second syllable (-U-)
Third syllable (-CA-)
Fourth syllable (-TION)
6. Rate your confidence in identifying syllable stress (1 = Not confident, 5 = Very confident).
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1
2
3
4
5
7. Which syllable is stressed in "communication"?
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First syllable (COM-)
Second syllable (-MU-)
Third syllable (-NI-)
Fourth syllable (-CA-)
Fifth syllable (-TION)
8. Identify the stressed syllable for each word below.
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Rows
First syllable
Second syllable
Third syllable
computer
1
2
3
tomato
4
5
6
apartment
7
8
9
9. Which word has a different stress pattern from the others?
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banana
potato
about
10. In the word "development", which syllable is stressed?
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First syllable (DE-)
Second syllable (-VEL-)
Third syllable (-OP-)
Fourth syllable (-MENT)
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