ord stress, intonation and juncture with quiz

1. 1. ONE WORD HAS ONLY ONE STRESS.

2. 2. WE CAN ONLY STRESS VOWELS, NOT CONSONANTS.
3. 3. Rule Example Most 2-syllable nouns PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble Most 2-syllable
adjectives PRESent, SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy A. Stress on first syllable
4. 4. B. STRESS ON LAST SYLLABLE rule example Most 2- syllable verbs preSENT,
exPORT, deCIDE, beGIN
5. 5. C. STRESS ON PENULTIMATE SYLLABLE (PENULTIMATE = SECOND FROM END)
rule example Words ending in -ic GRAPHic, geoGRAPHic, geoLOGic Words ending in - sion
and -tion teleVIsion, reveLAtion
6. 6. rule example Words ending in -cy, -ty, - phy and -gy deMOcracy, dependaBIlity,
phoTOgraphy, geOLogy Words ending in -al CRItical, geoLOGical D. Stress on ante-
penultimate syllable (ante-penultimate = third from end)
7. 7. rule example For compound nouns, the stress is on the firstpart BLACKbird,
GREENhouse For compound adjectives, the stress is on the second part bad-TEMpered,
old- FASHioned For compound verbs, the stress is on the second part underSTAND,
overFLOW E. Compound words (words with two parts)
8. 8. For each question, the correct choice is the one in which the stressed syllable is
capitalized, as in voCABulary.
9. 9. 1. Can you pass me a plastic knife? a. PLAS-tic b. plas-TIC
10. 10. 1. Can you pass me a plastic knife? a. PLAS-tic b. plas-TIC
11. 11. 2. I want to be a photographer. a. PHO-to-graph-er b. pho-TO-graph-er
12. 12. 2. I want to be a photographer. a. PHO-to-graph-er b. pho-TO-graph-er
13. 13. 3.Which photograph do you like best? a. PHO-to-graph b. pho-TO-graph
14. 14. 3.Which photograph do you like best? a. PHO-to-graph b. pho-TO-graph
15. 15. 4. He was born in China. a. CHI-na b. Chi-NA
16. 16. 4. He was born in China. a. CHI-na b. Chi-NA
17. 17. 5. Whose computer is this? a. com-PU-ter b. com-pu-TER
18. 18. 5. Whose computer is this? a. com-PU-ter b. com-pu-TER
19. 19. 6. I can't decide which book to borrow. a. DE-cide b. de-CIDE
20. 20. 6. I can't decide which book to borrow. a. DE-cide b. de-CIDE
21. 21. 7. Couldn't you understand what she was saying? a. un-DER-stand b. un-der-STAND
22. 22. 7. Couldn't you understand what she was saying? a. un-DER-stand b. un-der-STAND
23. 23. 8. Voting in elections is your most important duty. a. im-POR-tant b. im-por-TANT
24. 24. 8. Voting in elections is your most important duty. a. im-POR-tant b. im-por-TANT
25. 25. 9. We had a really interesting conversation. a. con-VER-sa-tion b. con-ver-SA-tion
26. 26. 9. We had a really interesting conversation. a. con-VER-sa-tion b. con-ver-SA-tion
27. 27. 10. How do you pronounce this word? a. PRO-nounce b. pro-NOUNCE
28. 28. 10. How do you pronounce this word? a. PRO-nounce b. pro-NOUNCE
29. 29. RISING AND FALLING INTONATION PATTERNS ARE WHAT MAKE A MESSAGE
SOUND INTERESTING. WITHOUT THEM, WE’D BE SPEAKING WITH THE SAME PITCH
AND DRIVE OURSELVES AND OUR LISTENERS CRAZY!
30. 30. INTONATION DESCRIBES HOW THE VOICE RISES AND FALLS IN SPEECH. THE
THREE MAIN PATTERNS OF INTONATION IN ENGLISH ARE: FALLING INTONATION,
RISING INTONATION AND FALL-RISE INTONATION.
31. 31. RISING INTONATION DESCRIBES HOW THE VOICE RISES AT THE END OF A
SENTENCE. RISING INTONATION IS COMMON IN YES-NO QUESTIONS: •SO, IS THAT
THE NEW DOCTOR? ↗ •ARE YOU THIRSTY? ↗
32. 32. FALLING INTONATION DESCRIBES HOW THE VOICE FALLS ON THE FINAL
STRESSED SYLLABLE OF A PHRASE OR A GROUP OF WORDS. A FALLING
INTONATION IS VERY COMMON IN WH-QUESTIONS. •WHERE’S THE NEAREST
P↘OST-OFFICE? •WHAT TIME DOES THE FILM F↘INISH?
33. 33. WE ALSO USE FALLING INTONATION WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING DEFINITE, OR
WHEN WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING: •I THINK WE ARE
COMPLETELY L↘OST. •OK, HERE’S THE MAGAZ↘INE YOU WANTED.
34. 34. FALL-RISE INTONATION DESCRIBES HOW THE VOICE FALLS AND THEN RISES.
WE USE FALL-RISE INTONATION AT THE END OF STATEMENTS WHEN WE WANT TO
SAY THAT WE ARE NOT SURE, OR WHEN WE MAY HAVE MORE TO ADD:
35. 35. •I DO↘N’T SUPPORT ANY FOOTBALL TEAM AT THE M↘OM↗ENT. (BUT I MAY
CHANGE MY MIND IN FUTURE). •IT RAINED EVERY DAY IN THE FIRS↘T W↗EEK. (BUT
THINGS IMPROVED AFTER THAT).
36. 36. WE USE FALL-RISE INTONATION WITH QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE
REQUEST INFORMATION OR INVITE SOMEBODY TO DO OR TO HAVE SOMETHING.
THE INTONATION PATTERN MAKES THE QUESTIONS SOUND MORE POLITE:
37. 37. •IS THIS YOUR CAM↘ER↗A? •WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER CO↘FF↗EE?
38. 38. THIS MUSIC SOUNDS GOOD.
39. 39. I LOVE WATCHING HEROES.
40. 40. • MY BROTHER'S NAME IS DYLAN.
41. 41. • BLUE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.
42. 42. • IS THIS MUSIC GOOD?
43. 43. • DO YOU LIKE WATCHING HEROES?
44. 44. • WHICH BOOK IS THE BEST FOR YOU?
45. 45. Direction: Read the story below, and then answer the questions that follow. Encircle the
correct answer. Once upon in the Philippines there was an old woman with strange magical
qualities. The local villagers had noticed her house seemed brighter at night even though
there was no electricity. According to rumours some have even seen dwarfs helping a
mysterious and beautiful girl at night. No one ever discovered the source of the mysterious
night time glow. She lived in the forest on the outskirts of a fishing village and was famous for
her beautiful flowers. The fisherman would barter their treasured catch for her flowers.
46. 46. • A YOUNG COUPLE CAME TO VISIT THE VILLAGE. THEY WERE HAUGHTY AND
WERE NOT FROM AROUND THERE. A PROUD PAIR THAT ANYTHING THEY THOUGHT
WAS UGLY. THEY WOULD MADE FUN OF ANYTHING THEY THOUGHT WAS UGLY. •
THEY WERE OUT EXPLORING THE VILLAGE ONE DAY AND CAME UPON THE OLD
WOMAN IN THE FOREST. SINCE THEY FOUND HER UGLY, THEY MOCKED HER.
AFTER MAKING FUN OF HER, THE OLD WOMAN ASKED THEM TO LEAVE BUT THEY
REFUSED. • TO PUNISH THEM, SHE SAID “SINCE YOU ONLY LIKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS
I WILL TURN YOU INTO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL INSECT.” SHE TAPPED THEM WITH
HER CANE AND THEY BECAME THE FIRST BUTTERFLY.
47. 47. 1. WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE STORY? A. OLD WOMAN B. YOUNG
COUPLE C. VILLAGERS D. BUTTERFLIES 2. THE YOUNG COUPLE PLAYED AS THE
________ IN THE STORY A. PROTAGONIST B. ANTAGONIST C. CONFLICT D. CLIMAX
3. THE OLD WOMAN PLAYED AS THE ________ IN THE STORY. A. PROTAGONIST B.
ANTAGONIST C. CONFLICT D. CLIMAX
48. 48. 4. THE YOUNG COUPLE MADE FUN OF THE OLD WOMAN. THIS PART OF THE
PLOT IS THE _____ OF THE STORY. A. RESOLUTION B. INTRODUCTION C. CLIMAX D.
FALLING ACTION 5. SHE TAPPED THEM WITH HER CANE AND THEY BECAME THE
FIRST BUTTERFLY. THIS PART OF THE PLOT IS THE _____ OF THE STORY. A.
RESOLUTION B. INTRODUCTION C. CLIMAX D. FALLING ACTION
49. 49. 6. WHERE DID THE STORY HAPPEN? A. RIVERBANK B. MALL C. FOREST D. VILLA
7. WHY DID THE OLD WOMAN TURN THE YOUNG COUPLE INTO BUTTERFLIES? A.
THEY WERE HAUGHTY C. THEY BULLIED THE OLD WOMAN B. THEY ONLY LIKE
BEAUTIFUL THINGS D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
50. 50. 8. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE STORY? A. HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY C.
BEAUTY IS SKIN DEEP. B. RESPECT BY SAYING PO AT OPO. D. SAVING IS
 PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. 9. WHAT KIND OF STORY IS THIS? A. NOVEL B.
LEGEND C. MYTH D. EPIC
51. 51. • 10. _________ WRITING USES IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS. OFTENTIMES, IT IS
SUBJECTIVE AND LESS FORMAL. • A. ACADEMIC B. LITERARY C. JARGON D.
SCIENTIFIC • 11.. _________ WRITING USES WORDS WHICH ARE FORMAL,
STANDARD AND IMPERSONAL. • A. ACADEMIC B. LITERARY C. JARGON D.
SCIENTIFIC • 12. FAIRY TALE, MYTH, LEGEND AND EPIC ARE EXAMPLES OF
________ WRITING. • A. ACADEMIC B. LITERARY C. JARGON D. SCIENTIFIC • 13. A
KIND OF PARAGRAPH THAT ENGAGES THE FIVE SENSES AS POSSIBLE BY USING
VIVID AND VIBRANT VOCABULARY THAT PAINTS A MENTAL PICTURE OF THE
PERSON, OBJECT OR SITUATION. • A. DESCRIPTIVE B. NARRATIVE C. PERSUASIVE
D. EXPOSITORY • 14. THIS KIND OF PARAGRAPH HELPS TELL A STORY. IT SHOULD
EXPRESS THE CHRONOLOGY OF A SPECIFIC EVENT. • A. DESCRIPTIVE B.
NARRATIVE C. PERSUASIVE D. EXPOSITORY
52. 52. •15. IT INTENDS TO GAIN THE READER’S SUPPORT CONCERNING A SPECIFIC
TOPIC. •A. DESCRIPTIVE B. NARRATIVE C. PERSUASIVE D. EXPOSITORY •16. IT
COMPARES, CONTRASTS, LISTS, SUMMARIZES OR DISCUSSES DIFFERENT TYPES
OF INFORMATION. •A. DESCRIPTIVE B. NARRATIVE C. PERSUASIVE D. EXPOSITORY
•17. AN EDITORIAL IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF PARAGRAPH. •A. DESCRIPTIVE
B. NARRATIVE C. PERSUASIVE D. EXPOSITORY
53. 53. •18. WHICH IDIOM MEANS IT HAPPENS VERY RARELY? •A. ONCE IN A BLUE
MOON B. WHEN PIGS FLY C. BREAK A LEG D. GREEN EYED •19. WHICH IS NOT AN
IDIOM? •A. PIECE OF CAKE B. KNOCK ON WOOD C. LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
D. LET’S SING •20. WHICH IDIOM MEANS IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAPPEN? •A. PIECE OF
CAKE B. KNOCK ON WOOD C. LET THE CAT OUT D. WHEN PIGS FLY
54. 54. STRESS: PUT THE STRESS MARK ABOVE AND ACCENTED A SYLLABLE. USE THE
SYMBOL (‘). 21. COMFORTABLE 22. CEMETERY 23. TORNADO 24. TERRIFIC 25.
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