EXERCISE ON STRESS ON THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others:
1. a. generous | b. suspicious | c. constancy | d. sympathy | |
2. a. acquaintance | b. unselfish | c. attraction | d. humorous | |
3. a. loyalty | b. success | c. incapable | d. sincere | |
4. a. carefully | b. correctly | c. seriously | d. personally | |
5. a. excited | b. interested | c. confident | d. memorable | |
6. a. organise | b. decorate | c. divorce | d. promise | |
7. a. refreshment | b. horrible | c. exciting | d. intention | |
8. a. knowledge | b. maximum | c. athletics | d. marathon | |
9. a. difficult | b. relevant | c. volunteer | d. interesting | |
10. a. confidence | b. supportive | c. solution | d. obedient | |
11. a. whenever | b. mischievous | c. hospital | d. separate | |
12. a. introduce | b. delegate | c. marvelous | d. currency | |
13. a. develop | b. conduction | c. partnership | d. majority | |
14. a. counterpart | b. measurement | c. romantic | d attractive | |
15. a. government | b. technical | c. parallel | d. understand | |
16. a. Pyramid | b. Egyptian | c. belongs | d. century | |
17. a. construction | b. suggestion | c. accurate | d. hi-jacket | |
18. a. dedicate | b. impressive | c. reminder | d. descendant | |
19. a. remember | b. company | c. technical | d. interview | |
20. a. electric | b. computer | c. fascinate | d. fantastic | |
21. a. domestic | b. investment | c. substantial | d. undergo | |
22. a. confident | b. influence | c. computer | d. remember | |
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23. a. optimist | b. powerful | c. terrorist | d. contrary | |
24. a. government | b. destruction | c. contribute | d. depression | |
25. a. institute | b. consumption | c. specific | d. encounter | |
26. a. tableland | b. apparent | c. atmosphere | d. applicant | |
27. a. vulnerable | b. satelite | c. eleven | d. element | |
28. a. arrival | b. technical | c. proposal | d. approval | |
29. a. empire | b. employer | c. conductor | d. transitor | |
30. a. celebrate | b. fascinating | c. survive | d. elephant | |
31. a. habitat | b. generate | c. canoe | d. penalty | |
32. a. expression | b. decisive | c. dependent | d. independence | |
33. a. decision | b. reference | c. refusal | d. important | |
34. a. cooperate | b. permanent | c. recognise | d. industry | |
35. a. attractive | b. sociable | c. dynamic | d. conservative | |
36. a. entertain | b. enjoyable | c. anniversary | d. introduce | |
37. a. approval | b. attractive | c. sacrifice | d. romantic | |
38. a. conical | b. ancestor | c. ceremony | d. traditional | |
39. a. romantic | b. following | c. sumary | d. physical | |
40. a. maintenance | b. appearace | c. develop | d. different | |
41. a. contactual | b. significant | c. Asia | d. demanding | |
42. a. appearance | b. measurement | c. counterpart | d. cultural | |
43. a. majority | b. minority | c. partnership | d. enjoyable | |
44. a. marvelous | b. argument | c. apoplectic | d. maximum | |
45. a. departure | b. separate | c. neccessary | d. wrongdoing | |
46. a. attention | b. approriate | c. terrible | d. non-verbal | |
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