Tape Unit 10. Word Stress.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 566.

Exercise 1. Stress marking.

When you hear the word, repeat it, then place a stress mark before the stressed syllable.

['enimi] enemy

[səb'trækt] subtract

[kə'lekt] collect

['elifənt] elephant

['kæpitl] capital

[ə'bzə:və] observer

[ka:'nei∫n] carnation

['profit] profit

['pærədaiz] paradise

[entə'tein] entertain

Exercise 2. Pronouncing from transcription.

The following are British place-names. When you hear the number, pronounce them with the stress as marked. You will then hear the correct pronunciation, which you should repeat.

1. ['∫rəuzbri]

6. ['bə:miŋəm]

2. [pol'perəu]

7. [no:'θæmptən]

3. [æbə'di:n]

8. [d/\n'di:]

4. [wulvə'hæmptən]

9. ['kæntəbri]

5. [æbə'ristwəθ]

10. ['beiziŋstəuk]

Exercise 3. Placing stress on verbs, adjectives and nouns.

When you hear the number, pronounce the word with the appropriate stress. You will then hear the correct pronunciation, which you should repeat.

TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS

VERBS

1. [disi:v] deceive

6. [əbdзekt] object

2. [∫a:pən] sharpen

7. [koŋkə] conquer

3. [kəlekt] collect

8. [riko:d] record

4. [prənauns] pronounce

9. [poli∫] polish

5. [kopi] copy

10. [dipend] depend

ADJECTIVES

1. [i:zi] easy

6. [jeləu] yellow

2. [kəmpli:t] complete

7. [ə:li] early

3. [meidзə] major

8. [səblaim] sublime

4. [aleun] alone

9. [hevi] heavy

5. [biləu] below

10. [əlaiv] alive

NOUNS

1. [bi∫əp] bishop

6. [ofis] office

2. [æspəkt] aspect

7. [ərei] array

3. [əfeə] affair

8. [pətrəul] patrol

4. [ka:pit] carpet

9. [dentist] dentist

5. [difi:t] defeat 10. [o:tem] Autumn

THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS

VERBS

1. [entətein] entertain

6. [ilisit] elicit

2. [rezərekt] resurrect

7. [koməndiə] commandeer

3. [əbændən] abandon

8. [imædзin] imagine

4. [dilivə] deliver

9.[ditə:min] determine

5. [intər/\pt] interrupt

10.[sepəreit] separate

ADIECTIVES

1. [impo:tnt] important

6. [inslənt] insolent

2. [ino:məs] enormous

7. [fæntæstik] fantastic

3. [derilikt] derelict

8. [negətiv] negative

4. [desiml] decimal

9. [ækjərət] accurate

5. [æbno:ml] abnormal

10. [/\nlaikli] unlikely

NOUNS

1. [fə:nit∫ə] furniture

2. [diza:stə] disaster

3. [disaipl] disciple

4. [æmbjələns] ambulance

5. [kwontiti] quantity

6. [kəθi:drəl] cathedral