Question

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

1.   A. competitive                  B. proactive                 C. selective                  D. interactive

2.   A. identity                         B. positive                   C. primitive                 D. telephone

3.   A. curiosity                       B. nationality              C. community             D. university

4.   A. priority                         B. repetitive                C. electrical                 D. energetic

5.   A. simplicity                      B. quality                    C. equality                   D. activity

6. A. cigarette             B. referee                    C. newspaper  D. engineer

7. A. educate               B. valuable                  C. interesting   D. committee

8. A. appear                             B. wonder                   C. happen                    D. study

9. A. beauty                            B. advice                     C. postcard                  D. picture

10. A. equipment                    B. assistant                  C. experiment  D. sociable

11. A. beautiful                       B. factory                    C. animal                     D. pollution

12. A. atmosphere                   B. poisonous   C. polluted                  D. telephone

13. A. pedestrian                     B. institute                  C. document               D. energy

14. A. celebrate                       B. symbolise    C. festival                    D. guarantee

15. A. tropical             B. equipment   C. available                 D. extensive

 

Answer 1

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

1.   A. competitive                  B. proactive                 C. selective                  D. interactive

2.   A. identity                         B. positive                   C. primitive                 D. telephone

3.   A. curiosity                       B. nationality              C. community             D. university

4.   A. priority                         B. repetitive                C. electrical                 D. energetic

5.   A. simplicity                      B. quality                    C. equality                   D. activity

6. A. cigarette             B. referee                    C. newspaper  D. engineer

7. A. educate               B. valuable                  C. interesting   D. committee

8. A. appear                             B. wonder                   C. happen                    D. study

9. A. beauty                            B. advice                     C. postcard                  D. picture

10. A. equipment                    B. assistant                  C. experiment  D. sociable

11. A. beautiful                       B. factory                    C. animal                     D. pollution

12. A. atmosphere                   B. poisonous   C. polluted                  D. telephone

13. A. pedestrian                     B. institute                  C. document               D. energy

14. A. celebrate                       B. symbolise    C. festival                    D. guarantee

15. A. tropical             B. equipment   C. available                 D. extensive