English Phonetics and Phonology A practical course
Peter Roach
Fourth edition
Chapter 10 Written Exercises
In the following words, there is a button before each syllable. If you think a syllable is stressed, click the button for that syllable. A
B
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Verbs and adjectives 1
de
cide
2
thor
ough
3
rem
e
4
fic
tion
al
5
su
rren
der
dy
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Nouns 1
ta
ble
2
re
ward
3
com
4
di
rec
5
cat
a
pa
ny tion ract
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Answers to Written Exercises Chapter 10
(A) Stressed syllables are: 1 cide 2 thor 3 rem 4 fic 5 rren (B) 1 ta 2 ward 3 com 4 rec 5 cat
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Chapter 10 Audio Exercise
Listen to each word in the following list, then click the button of the syllable that you think carries the primary stress. 1
co
llap
sing
2
con
tro
ver
3
dip
lo
4
dic
tate (verb)
5
quan
6
a
7
ti
ent
vol
un
teer
8
cap
tive
9
rhi
noc
10
com
pu
ic
ty
ppar
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mat
sy
er
os
ter
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Answers to Audio Exercise Chapter 10
Stressed syllables are: 1 llap 2 con 3 mat 4 tate 5 quan 6 ppar 7 teer 8 cap 9 noc 10 pu
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