Oral English: stress and intonation on rising and falling tones. - SS1 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
My father READ the newspaper.
Did my father steal the newspaper?
Who read the newspaper?
What did my father read
Whose father read the newspaper
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Impound
Subject ( verb)
Canoe
Knowledge
The word in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given relates. Jamb 2010
EMEKA finished his homework yesterday.
Was Emeka helped to do his homework?
Did Emeka do his homework yesterday?
When did Emeka finish his homework?
Who finished his homework yesterday?
The word in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option which the given sentencto which the given sente which the given sentence relates to. Jamb 2009
LAM called Uche a pilot?
What did Lam call Uche?
Did Okoro call Uche a pilot?
Did Lam call Uche a driver
Did Lam wish Uche to be a pilot?
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters. Jamb 2009
The girl DANCED in the village square.
Who danced in the village square?
Is this the village square where the girl dances?
Did the girl dance in the village square
Did the the girl sing in the village square
What is intonation and how does it affect the meaning of a sentence?
What is stress and how does it affect the meaning of a sentence?