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03 Syllables Quiz - Sound Discrimination
With this quiz, you will be able to assess your ability to identify syllables and syllable stress.
We recommend that you complete all five of the sound discrimination quizzes before using the self “speaking practice” activities. You may take the quiz as many times as needed to obtain a score of 80% or above. Questions are randomly selected.
1.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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S T R A T / e g / i c
s t r a t / E G / i c
s t r a t / e g / I C
2.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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I N N / o v / a t / i v e
i n n / O V / a t / i v e
i n n / o v / A T / i v e
i n n / o v / a t / I V E
3.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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EC/on/om/ic
ec/ON/om/ic
ec/on/OM/ic
ec/on/om/IC
4.
For this question, the stressed syllable is written in ALL CAPS. Listen to the word below and choose the correct stressed syllable.
circumstances
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CIRC/umst/anc/es
circ/UMST/anc/es
circ/umst/ANC/es
circ/umst/anc/ES
5.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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ILL/in/ois
Ill/IN/ois
Ill/in/OIS
6.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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ANX/i/et/y
anx/I/et/y
anx/i/ET/y
anx/i/et/Y
7.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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CAN/ad/i/an
Can/AD/i/an
Can/ad/I/an
Can/ad/i/AN
8.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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I M P L / e m / e n t
i m p l / E M / e n t
i m p l / e m / E N T
9.
Listen and select the number of syllables in each word. Use your ears, not the spelling.
opinion
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2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
10.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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R E / a s s / u r e
r e / A S S / u r e
r e / a s s / U R E
11.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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E X P / e n d / i t / u r e
e x p / E N D / i t / u r e
e x p / e n d / I T / u r e
e x p / e n d / i t / U R E
12.
Listen to the audio recording of the word below and select the option that indicates the syllable receiving the most stress (marked with capital letters).
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U N D / e r m / i n e
u n d / E R M / i n e
u n d / e r m / I N E
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