English Lexical Stress Quiz
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In present-day English, what is lexical stress?

  • A type of consonant sound
  • A suprasegmental phonological phenomenon (correct)
  • A segmental structural change
  • An orthographic difference

    • How does lexical stress distinguish words like 'insight' and 'incite'?

  • By placing stress on different syllables (correct)
  • By adding prefixes or suffixes
  • By changing the vowel sounds
  • By altering the consonant clusters

    • How does the placement of stress help distinguish word class in English?

  • Pronouns and prepositions
  • Nouns and verbs (correct)
  • Conjunctions and interjections
  • Adjectives and adverbs

    • What happens to the segmental structure in verbs when stress falls on the second syllable?

    <p>The vowel becomes schwa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In words like 'entrance' and 'present', what happens to the segmental structure?

    <p>The vowel becomes schwa</p> Signup and view all the answers

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