Bài tập: Trọng âm từ 2 âm tiết

I. Put the words into the correct column.

empty guitars against alarm argue bathroom
control crowded event improve retired jumper
lawyer lovely prefer pavement prevent protect
routine scissors stomach towels wedding without
agree receive remote people polite season
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II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1. a. recently b. conduct c. attitude d. marriage
2. a. banquet b. schedule c. diameter d. blessing
3. a. birthday b. cowboy c. enjoy d. pleasure
4. a. disease b. humour c. cancer d. treatment
5. a. persuade b. reduce c. offer d. apply
6. a. farmer b.farewell c. factory d. fairy
7. a. cattle b. country c. canal d. cover
8. a. money b. machine c. many d. mother
9. a. borrow b. agree c. await d. prepare
10. a. paper b. tonight c. lecture d. story
11. a. money b. army c. afraid d. people
12. a. enjoy b. daughter c. provide d. decide
13. a. begin b. pastime c. finish d. summer
14. a. reply b. appeal c. offer d. support
15. a. profit b. comfort c. apply d. suggest
16. a. direct b. idea c. suppose d. figure
17. a. revise b. amount c. contain d. desire
18. a. standard b. happen c. handsome d. destroy
19. a. about b. around c. between d. under
20. a. knowledge b. enjoy c. science d. sudden
21. a. because b. method c. standard d. wooden
22. a. ashtray b. music c. severe d. temper
23. a. farewell b. thoughtful c. toward d. approach
24. a. bridegroom b. bamboo c. wedding d. survey
25. a. healthy b. remain c. alone d. accept

III. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other
words.
1. a. paper b. police c. people d. purpose
2. a. damage b. destroy c. demand d. deny
3. a. ancient b. attack c. alive d. across
4. a. person b. purpose c. possess d. pirate
5. a. ruler b. river c. retire d. rapid
6. a. sentence b. suggest c. species d. system
7. a. attack b. defeat c. believe d. happen
8. a. release b. pleasure c. leaver d. creamy
9. a. spaceship b. planet c. solar d. surround
10. a. briliant b. daily c. extreme d. protein
11. a. appoint b. gather c. threaten d. vanish
12. a. button b. canal c. failure d. monster
13. a. disease b. humour c. cancer d. treatment
14. a. persuade b. reduce c. offer d. apply
15. a. farmer b. farewell c. factory d. fairy
16. a. cattle b. country c. canal d. cover
17. a. money b. machine c. many d. mother
18. a. borrow b. agree c. await d. prepare
19. a. cannon b. chaos c. culture d. direct
20. a. Easter b. festive c. rename d. harvest
21. a. highlight b. enjoy c. reverse d. review
22. a. invest b. major c. perform d. machine
23. a. leather b. account c. adapt d. decide
24. a. answer b. believe c. rely d. decrease
25. a. police b. result c. correct d. traffic
26. a. funny b. pretty c. lucky d. alone
27. a. breakfast b. pepper c. hotel d. ticket
28. a. parade b. copy c. replace d. arrive
29. a. darkness b. warmth c. market d. remark
30. a. begin b. comfort c. apply d. suggest
31. a. direct b. idea c. suppose d. figure
32. a. revise b. amount c. village d. desire
33. a. standard b. happen c. handsome d. destroy
34. a. provide b. product c. promote d. profess
35. a. desert b. retail c. reform d. attract
36. a. product b. produce c. promise d. professor
37. a. fancy b. portrait c. endless d. require
38. a. accuse b. admire c. enter d. deny
39. a. remind b. purpose c. direct d. consult
40. a. police b. teacher c. mother d. pilot