Stress in words ending in –ee and –ese
Các từ kết thúc bằng –ese và –ee , trọng âm thường rơi vào âm tiết cuối.
B. Exercises
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. engineer B. refugee C. trainee D. guarantee
2. A. Japanese B. Vietnamese C. Chinese D. Portuguese
3. A. kangaroo B. committee C. official D. iconic
4. A. interviewee B. interviewer C. wonderful D. icon
5. A. disagree B. degree C. trainee D. obese
6. A. guarantee B. Japanese C. interviewee D. Vietnamese
II. Choose the best answer.
7. New Zealand is famous for its …………………beauty.
A. nature B. natural C. native D. naturally
8. The city has an atmosphere which is quite ………………You never feel like that in other places.
A. important B. normal C. unique D. common
9. Big Ben is a major monument in London which ………..the UK.
A. symbolise B. symbolization C. symbol D. symbolizes
10. ………………are native speakers of English because they use it as their mother tongue.
A. Australia B. Australians C. Australian D. Australias
11. The people who live in Wales are called the ………………
A. Wales B. Wale C. Welsh D. Welshs
12. The dove is a universal ………………….of peace.
A. symbolizing B. symbolize C. symbolic D. symbol
13. The Berlin wall was the …………..of the Cold War.
A. symbolize B. symbol C. symbolic D. symbols
14. The garden looked dark and ……………….in the sunset.
A. mystery B. mysteries C. mysterious D. mysteriousness
15. In recent years, ………….has developed quite rapidly.
A. Japanese B. Japan C. Japanic D. Japans
16. The castle is surrounded by ……….gardens.
A. spacious B. space C. spaces D. spaciously
17. Tom is a tall boy with a Canadian ……………….
A. accents B. speaker C. speaking D. accent
18. I really want to learn the ……………..of Viet Nam.
A. historic B. historical C. history D. histories
19. I love your performance. It’s really ………………….
A. spectacle B. spectacular C. spectacles D. spectacularly
20. Viet Nam has a lot of ……………..
A. festive B. festively C. festivals D. festival