Word Stress Patterns 1.

In most 02 syllable NOUNS and ADJECTIVES, stress the 1 syllable: Father, Happy, Window, Blackboard, Pretty, Ugly. 2.In most 02 syllable VERBS, stress the 2 syllable: Arrive, Belong, Receive, Pretend, Perform, Oppose, Endure, Support, Collapse 3.When the same word is both VERB and NOUN, stress the NOUN and VERB as above (1AND2) 4.Stress the syllable before these SUFIXXES: -ion: occasion, education, permission -ial: racial, partial, spatial -id: stupid, rapid, liquid -ish: diminish, accomplish, distinguish -ian: vegetarian, comedian, musician -ic: terrific, fantastic, characteristic -cious, tious: conscious, cautious 5.Stress these SUFIXXES of foreign origin: -ettle: cassette, diskette, roulette -ee: degree, employee, refugee -ique: boutique, technique, physique -ese: Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese -oo: shampoo, Kangaroo, tattoo -esque: grotesque, picturesque, statuesque. 6.Otherwise we hardly ever stress PREFIXES (be-,in-,dis-, ex-,un-,etc.) or SUFIXXES (-ly,ity,-al,-ive,ent,-ic,-ible,etc) 7.For most longer words of 03 or more syllables, stress the 3 syllable from the end: University, Congratulate, Attitude, Remarkable, Incredible, Comfortable, Laboratory, Psychologist, Biology, Philosophy, Geographical, Photograph, Photography, Exercise: Underline the stress syllable on these words: Opportunity Repetitive Predominant Discrimination Communication Mother Brother Sister Funny Silly Angry Pronounce Remember Repeat Import (noun) Import (verb) Export (noun) Export (verb) Conversation Pronunciation Vanish Fiance Discredit Disfigure

Phonetics Choose the correct answer 1. Cut a./kt/ b./Kt/ c./k:t/ 2. Jar a./ ter/ b./ d / c./ dr / 3. Food a. /fd/ b./ /fud/ / c. /fud/ 4. Very a. /vr.i/ b. /ver.i/ c. /vur.i/ 5. Show a. /:/ b. // c. // 6.Young a. /j:/ b. /j/ c. /j/ 7. No a. /na/ b. /no/ c. /no:/ 8. Now a. /na/ b. /no/ c. /no:/ 9.Turn a. /tn/ b. /tn/ c. /ton/ 10.Four a. /fa/ b. /fo/ c. /fr/

Song /he/_______Jude - Paul McCartney /he/_______, Jude, don't /mek/______ it /bd/___________, /tek/______ a /sd/________ song and /mek/______ it better. /rmem.br/___________ to /let/_______ her into your /hrt/____________, Then you /kn/______ start to /mek/______ it better. /he/_______, Jude, don't /bi/ ________afraid, You were /med/ ________to /go/______ out and get /hr/_______. The minute you /let/________ her /n.dr/_________your skin, Then you begin to /mek/______ it better. / nd/_______anytime you /fil/________the pain, /he/_______, Jude, refrain, Don't carry the world upon your shoulders. For well you /no/ ________that it's a fool Who plays it cool By /me.k/ _________his world a little /koldr/_______. Da da da da da da da da da. /he/_______, Jude, don't /let/_______ me down, You have found her, now go and get her. /rmem.br/___________ to /let/_______ her into your /hrt/____________, Then you /kn/______ start to /mek/______ it better. So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin, You're waiting for /sm.wn/ _______to perform with. And don't you /no/ ________that it's just you, /he/_______, Jude you'll do, The movement you /nid/ _________is on your /l.dr/_________. Da da da da da da da da da. /he/_______, Jude, don't /mek/______ it /bd/___________, /tek/______ a /sd/________ song and /mek/______ it better. /rmem.br/___________ to /let/_______ her into your /hrt/____________, Then you /kn/______ start to /mek/______ it better.