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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Word Pronunciation

Multiple Choice



1

Why is it important to know how to correctly pronounce words?
A)Knowing how to pronounce terms will help you find the most common definition in the dictionary.
B)Knowing how to pronounce terms will help you master their meanings.
C)Knowing how to sound out and pronounce unfamiliar words helps you narrow any gap between listening and sight vocabularies.
D)B and C
2

What is a major rule for dividing words into syllables?
A)Divide words at the accent marks.
B)Divide words between double consonants.
C)Divide words before a single consonant.
D)B and C
3

What is another helpful rule for dividing words into syllables?
A)Always divide compound words between the words that form the compound.
B)Divide words between prefixes and suffixes.
C)Two vowels together can represent separate sounds and be in separate syllables.
D)All of the above
4

Where do you generally place the accent or stress on a word?
A)Always place the stress or accent on the first syllable.
B)Always place the stress or accent on the syllable that makes the word easier to pronounce.
C)Always place the stress or accent on the middle syllable.
D)Always place the stress or accent on the last syllable.
5

What is the correct division for the word VORACIOUS?
A)VORA / CIOUS
B)VORA / CI / OUS
C)VO / RA / CIOUS
D)VOR / A / CIOUS
6

What is the correct division for the word PUGNACIOUS?
A)PU / GNAC / IOUS
B)PUG / NA / CIOUS
C)PUGNA / CIOUS
D)PUGN / AC / IOUS
7

What is the correct division for the word SCURRILOUS?
A)SCUR / RI / LOUS
B)SCU / RR / IL / OUS
C)SC / URR / I / LOUS
D)SCURR / ILOUS
8

What is the correct division for the word HISTAMINE?
A)HI / STAM / INE
B)HIS / TA / MINE
C)HIST / A / MINE
D)HIST / AM / INE








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