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You got 7 correct out of 10. :) 1. Which one of the following words is NOT an extreme word meaning happy? delighted delirious thrilled glad 'Glad' is just a normal word meaning 'happy'. 2. The word delirious means 'very happy'. What is its other meaning? angry / violent confused / upset feverish / high temperature worried / unsure of something Someone who is 'delirious' is either very happy, or they're not feeling well and have a fever (high temperature). 3. What is the noun form of the adjective ecstatic? ecstatcee ovulate stacy ecstasy ecstatie ecstaty estasy It's a difficult word to spell! 4. If you are very happy about something, what cloud number are you on? cloud one cloud six cloud nine cloud ten cloud thirteen 5. 'Bunny' is a word used by children for a _________. guinea pig hamster horse mouse pony rabbit rat Children call it a bunny, or a bunny rabbit. 6. What is the negative equivalent of being in a good mood? in a bad mood in a happy mood in a pleasant mood in an unhappy mood in an unpleasant mood 7. Sad is a more extreme word than miserable. True or false? true false It's false -- 'miserable' is a more extreme word than 'sad'. 8. Ever since his girlfriend left him, William has been down in the _________. dogs drains dumps dungs 9. Lisa has been over the _________ since she won the lottery. misery mouse monk moon maine cloud nine 10. Which of the following is an idiom meaning sad? a happy bunny over the moon under a cloud on cloud nine engVid - Free English Video Lessons Home All Lessons Topics Teachers Adam's English lessons Alex's English lessons Benjamin's English lessons Emma's English lessons Gill's English lessons Jade's English lessons James's English lessons Rebecca's English lessons Ronnie's English lessons Resources Search: Change the stress, change the meaning: 35 words that change meaning by Gill This page shows the way in which the meaning of a word can change if you stress a different syllable. This change only happens with a few, specific words, many of which are listed here — it doesn’t apply to all words in the English language. Most of the words are two syllables long — there are just a few examples with three syllables. The examples fall into two categories: Those which keep the same general meaning, but which change from noun to verb when the stress moves from the first to the second syllable. Those which change their meaning completely — most of them change from noun to verb, but a few change to an adjective. 1. Change from noun to verb, same general meaning: addict ADD-ict Rob is a crack cocaine ADD-ict. (Rob is a person who uses crack cocaine and cannot stop doing it) add-ICT If you keep playing that game, you will get add-ICT-ed to it! (you will become an addict) conflict CON-flict The two friends were in CON-flict. (didn’t agree about something) con-FLICT Your two accounts of what happened con-FLICT. (your stories don’t agree with each other) contest CON-test He is taking part in a boxing CON-test. (a fighting competition) con-TEST I’m sorry, I have to con-TEST your figures. (I can’t agree with your figures) contrast CON-trast There’s quite a CON-trast between their political views. (a big difference) con-TRAST I will compare and con-TRAST these two poems. (show the differences between them) convert CON-vert He is a CON-vert to Buddhism. (he has changed his religion) con-VERT I’m sorry, you will never con-VERT me. (you will never persuade me to change my beliefs/opinions) decrease DE-crease There has been a DE-crease in sales recently. (we have sold less than usual) de-CREASE We need to de-CREASE the number of children in the class to make it more effective. import IM-port Coffee is an IM-port from Brazil. (coffee is brought here from Brazil) im-PORT We would like to im-PORT more coffee over the next few years. increase IN-crease There has been an IN-crease in accidents recently. (there have been more accidents) in-CREASE We need to in-CREASE our sales figures. (sell more) insult IN-sult What she said felt like an IN-sult. (she said something bad) in-SULT Please don’t in-SULT me(don’t say bad things to me) perfect PER-fect Your homework is PER-fect. (it has no mistakes in it) per-FECT We need to per-FECT our design before we can put this new product on the market. (we need to improve it) permit PER-mit Do you have a PER-mit to drive this lorry?. (document giving permission) per-MIT Will you per-MIT me to park my car in front of your house? (allow me) pervert PER-vert Niharika is a PER-vert. (she has strange sexual preferences) per-VERT The man was arrested on a charge of attempting to per-VERT the course of justice. (interfering with the proper workings of the legal process) present PRES-ent She gave me a nice PRES-ent on my birthday.(gift) pre-SENT Allow me to pres-ENT my friend, David. (introduce) produce PRO-duce They sell all kinds of PRO-duce at the market. (fruit and vegetables) pro-DUCE How did the magician manage to pro-DUCE a rabbit from his top hat? (bring out) protest PRO-test There was a political PRO-test going on in the street. (demonstration) pro-TEST I had to pro-TEST about the dirty state of the kitchen. (complain) recall RE-call The actor was given a RE-call. (called back, invited for a second audition) re-CALL I can’t re-CALL the first time I rode a bicycle. (remember) record RE-cord She always keeps a RE-cord of what she spends every month. (note) re-CORD It’s important to re-CORD how much you spend every month. (make a note of) reject RE-ject The item in this box is a RE-ject. (not good enough to sell) re-JECT We have decided to re-JECT the building proposal as it would have cost too much money. (turn down, say no to) suspect SUS-pect The police interviewed the SUS-pect for five hours, but then let him go. (someone they thought might have committed a crime) sus-PECT I sus-PECT that tree will have to be cut down, before it falls and causes some damage. (have a feeling, think, imagine) 2. Change from noun to verb or noun to adjective, different meaning: address AD-dress Do you know Valen’s AD-dress? (where she lives) ad-DRESS You do not have permission to ad-DRESS President Harkonnen! (to speak to him directly) attribute AT-trib-ute Dishonesty is a common ATT-rib-ute of politicians. (a trait/characteristic) at-TRIB-ute That quote is at-TRIB-u-ted to Winston Churchill. (considered to be first said/created by him) conduct CON-duct We aren’t happy about your general CON-duct. (the way you’re behaving) con-DUCT I was asked to con-DUCT the orchestra at short notice. (coordinate a musical performance by waving a baton) console CON-sole I spend too much time at my computer CON-sole. (screen and controls) con-SOLE She was so unhappy, I was unable to con-SOLE her. (make her feel better) content CON-tent The CON-tent of your essay is fine, but you need to rearrange the structure. (what it contains) con-TENT (adj.) She was sitting reading a book, looking very con-TENT. (relaxed, peaceful) converse CON-verse Do you think firm A is more successful than firm B? I think the CON-verse is true. (opposite) con-VERSE He can con-VERSE in three different languages. (have conversations) default DE-fault The DE-fault settings of that TV are bad, but you can configure it differently. (the settings it comes with it when you get it) de-FAULT Jon de-FAULT-ed on his loan payments. (he did not make the required payments) desert DES-ert The army marched through the DES-ert. (eg Sahara) des-ERT I wouldn’t advise you to des-ERT the army, as it will get you into trouble. (leave without permission) entrance EN-trance The EN-trance to the building was locked. (way in) en-TRANCE Are you trying to en-TRANCE me? (hypnotise me, put me into a trance) exploit EX-ploit He’s always talking about some EX-ploit from his war years. (exciting experience, adventure) ex-PLOIT Some companies ex-PLOIT their staff by expecting them to work overtime for no extra pay. (take advantage of) extract EX-tract She read me an EX-tract from her new novel. (short section) ex-TRACT The dentist says he needs to ex-TRACT one of my teeth. (remove, pull out, take out) invalid IN-val-id After his accident he was an IN-val-id for nearly a year, but he’s ok again now. (was disabled, had mobility problems) in-VAL-id (adj.) I’m sorry, your passport is in-VAL-id, as it expired two months ago. (can’t be used) object OB-ject What is that OB-ject over there? (thing) ob-JECT Would anyone ob-JECT if I opened a window? (complain) project PRO-ject This PRO-ject should be completed next month. (piece of work) pro-JECT We could pro-JECT the film onto that blank wall. (show, display) refuse REF-use We have our REF-use collected on a Thursday. (rubbish, garbage) re-FUSE Chocolate cake? How can I re-FUSE! (say no) subject SUB-ject What is the SUB-ject of today’s lesson? (topic) sub-JECT Oh dear, our teacher is going to sub-JECT us to another test. (impose on us, make us endure) engVid quiz Quiz Test your understanding of this English lesson Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz. When the syllable stress moves from the first to the second syllable, the part of speech usually changes from: adjective to noun noun to verb pronoun to adverb verb to noun The syllable shift rule applies to all two-syllable words in the English language. true false If your passport expires, it becomes: EN-trance en-TRANCE IN-val-id in-VAL-id PER-mit per-MIT The policeman was interviewing: an OB-ject an ob-JECT a RE-cord a re-CORD a SUS-pect a sus-PECT I was out shopping with my friend, and she disappeared. Why did she _______ me? DES-ert des-ERT IN-sult in-SULT REF-use re-FUSE The quality control worker in the factory picked up a _______ and threw it into the garbage. CON-flict con-FLICT REF-use re-FUSE RE-ject re-JECT When I was a teenager, I used to buy a new rock _______ every week. CON-tent con-TENT IM-port im-PORT RE-cord re-CORD They have closed the main _______ to the building. We will have to use the back door. EN-trance en-TRANCE IN-sult in-SULT PER-mit per-MIT Looking at the expression on your face, I _______ that you haven't done your homework. CON-tent con-TENT REF-use re-FUSE SUS-pect sus-PECT The hypnotist tried to _______ me, but he didn't succeed. CON-tent con-TENT EN-trance en-TRANCE IN-sult in-SULT Next Question Related Change word meanings with SYLLABLE STRESS Go from BORING to INTERESTING with English rhythm How to sound like a native speaker – Word Stress How does stress change the meaning of a sentence? more... Learn English for free with 1704 video lessons by experienced native-speaker teachers. Classes cover English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, IELTS, TOEFL, and more. Join millions of ESL students worldwide who are improving their English every day with engVid.You got 10 correct out of 10. :D 1. How many letters are there in the English alphabet? 24 26 28 30 2. An "au pair" is: a type of fruit an item of clothing a live-in helper from another country a family member a new father An au pair is someone who comes from another country to live with a family and help them with housework, cooking, shopping, children, etc. while learning the language of the family. 3. The month of June is in the: spring summer autumn winter 4. A "kid" is a baby goat, but it is also an informal name for: a cat a dog a policeman a teacher a child 5. KLM are three consecutive letters in the English alphabet. KLM is also the name of an airline based in: Germany Belgium Austria Holland France 6. "To quit" is a word meaning: to start to wait to stop to love to hate For example, you can quit smoking, quit your job... 7. To "turn up" is another way of saying: to disappear to fade/lose colour to reappear to unravel 8. VW are two consecutive letters in the English alphabet. VW is also the name of a German: politician entertainer computer company carXXX TV channel radio station VW is an abbreviation for Volkswagen, which is German for People's Car. (Of course, if you're German, you will know this!) 9. Which letter of the English alphabet is missing from this sequence: F - G - H - ? - J L IXXXX D K 10. Which letter of the English alphabet is missing from this sequence: O - P - ? - R - S - T N M Q U