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Quiz on Suffixes and wordstress, created by Dahiana Gómez on 22/06/2016.

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Suffixes and wordstress

Question 1 of 6

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All the words change their stress pattern when a suffix is added to the root word

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 2 of 6

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pro'nounce - pronunci'ation This word change the stress because it is a vowel
/ə/ /au/ /ə/ / ʌ/

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 6

1

Words like these are usually shown as having only one main stressed syllable

Select one of the following:

  • illiterate

  • recover

  • resort

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Question 4 of 6

1

Which of these words have their main stress on the prefix?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Countermand

  • Counterpart

  • Undercurrent

  • Undercover

  • Superimpose

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Question 5 of 6

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When a word with prefix is used in conversation, it usually goes through stress shift, with the main stress syllable usually being prominent

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 6

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

+ noun compounds have stress on the second part

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