Stress Patterns

Stress patterns

Exercise 1

Part 1

Drag the combinations into the correct boxes. You can also click or tap a combination and then click or tap a box. Click or tap a placed combination to return it to the bank.

Noun + Noun

Adjective + Noun

Part 2

The first word is usually stressed over the second when we combine ___.

The second word is usually stressed over the first when we combine ___.

Exercise 2

Select the word in each combination that receives the main phrase stress.

Exercise 3

Part 1

Select the stressed syllable in the target word in each sentence.

Part 2

The first syllable is usually stressed when we use the word as a ___.

The second syllable is usually stressed when we use the word as a ___.