Examkin

Question

Difficulty: HardWord and Syllable Stress

Match each of the following multisyllabic English words with the statement that correctly describes the position of its primary stress.

  • categoryPrimary stress falls on the first syllable (CAT-e-go-ry)
  • monopolyPrimary stress falls on the second syllable (mo-NOP-o-ly)
  • hypotheticalPrimary stress falls on the third syllable (hy-po-THET-i-cal)
  • examinationPrimary stress falls on the fourth syllable (ex-am-i-NA-tion)

Answer

'category' matches primary stress on the first syllable (CAT-e-go-ry); 'monopoly' matches primary stress on the second syllable (mo-NOP-o-ly); 'hypothetical' matches primary stress on the third syllable (hy-po-THET-i-cal); and 'examination' matches primary stress on the fourth syllable (ex-am-i-NA-tion).
Each multisyllabic word is paired with its precise stress assignment: 'category' places primary stress on the first syllable (CAT-e-go-ry); 'monopoly' carries primary stress on the second syllable (mo-NOP-o-ly); 'hypothetical' receives stress on the third syllable (hy-po-THET-i-cal) due to the '-ical' suffix rule; and 'examination' places stress on the fourth syllable (ex-am-i-NA-tion) due to the '-ation' suffix rule.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the syllabification and primary stress location for each word.
CAT-e-go-ry (1st syllable), mo-NOP-o-ly (2nd syllable), hy-po-THET-i-cal (3rd syllable), ex-am-i-NA-tion (4th syllable).
English stress rules depend on word class and specific derivational suffixes such as '-ical' and '-ation'.
2
Pair each word with its corresponding description.
Connect each word from the left list to its matching stress position description in the right list.
Matching each word to its unique stressed syllable position yields the accurate answer pairs.

Key Concept

Polysyllabic Word Stress and Suffix Stress Rules
Rate this question

Topics

Word and Syllable Stress

More questions from this topic