Task IV. Find the wrong variant.

1. Alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables …

a) an important feature of English rhythm;

b) should be observed in oral English speech;

c) is closely connected to the rule of regular occurrence of stressed syllables in speech;

d) is a mere formality;

3. In connected speech words with two stresses

a) are apt to lose one stress;

b) can be pronounced with partial and full stresses;

c) retain full quality of both stresses;

d) can retain full quality of both stresses.

4. The rule of “normal” stressing means …

a) stress on notional words and absence of stress on functional words;

b) regular alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables;

c) approximately equal periods of time between rhythmic groups;

d) stress only on notional polysyllabic words.