1. It must be understood that the of stressed and unstressed syllables is but rarely of an ideal pattern.
a) separation;
b) alternation;
c) omission;
d) usage.
2. In the majority of cases the number of syllables between the stressed ones varies within an utterance.
a) stressed;
b) prominent;
c) notional;
d) unstressed.
3. Stressing all the words is generally avoided.
a) necessary;
b) consecutive;
c) possible;
d) functional.
4. The decisive factor for utterance-stress is the of a word in the given context.
a) meaning;
b) syllable number;
c) semantic weight;
d) position.
5. The tendency to alternate strong and weak syllables accounts for making prominent in many English polysyllabic words
a) one syllable;
b) two syllables;
c) no syllable;
d) any syllable
6. The omission of one of the stresses is more typical of words with a second stress having a semantic function.
a) double-stressed;
b) monosyllabic words;
c) poplysyllabic words;
d) derived.