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(i)
pedigree
(q)
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(b)
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(j)
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(r)
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(c)
millionaire
(k)
summary
(s)
macaroni
(d)
harmonica
(l)
memorandum
(t)
imperialism
(e)
pelican
(m)
architecture
(u)
satellite
(f)
geometry
(n)
discipline
(v)
characterize
(g)
vocabulary
(o)
caterpillar
(w)
chromosome
(h)
compliment
(p)
penetration
(x)
accidental
2. Transcribe the following sets of words and mark primary and secondary stress with Super- and
subticks. Note the reduction of vowels in unstressed syllables.
(a)
Catastrophe /ktstrfi/
Catastrophic /ktstrfk/
(b)
Synonym /snnm/
Synonymous /snnms/
(c)
Repeat /rpit/
Repetitive /rpettv/
Repetition /reptn/
How does stress affect the quality of the first t in repetitive and repetition?
How does stress affect the quality of the p?
(d)
Migrate /maret/
Migratory /mrtri/
Migration /m ren/
(e)
Intellect /ntlekt/
Intellectual /ntlektul/
Intelligent /nteldnt/
(f)
Apply /pla/
Application /plken/
Applicable /plkbl/
Applicability /plkblti/
(g)
Exhibit /zbt/
Exhibition /eksbn/
How does stress affect the voicing of the consonants in exhibit and exhibition?
3. How does stress differentiate these derivationally-related words?
(a)
(b)
(c)
proverb
proverbial
reflex
reflexive
perfect
perfection
tranquil
tranquility
injure
injurious
enter
entertain
4. (a) Give strong and weak forms of that and show how they are used in a sentence.
1. That is a really bad performance
2. I would like to see that house
(b) Give two sentences in which the word afternoon has a different syllable stressed.
1. I spend the whole afternoon studying for the exam
2. Afternoon, guys !