STRESS IN WORDS

(Listening Activity 01)

A B
1. Greenhouse green house
2. Selfish sell fish
3. Differentiated different shaded
4. Decade decayed
5. Pronouns pronounce
6. Attic a tick
7. One person one percent
8. Lookout look out
9. Homesick home sick
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(Listening Activity 02)
1. Volunteer 9. Economical
2. Himself 10. Electricity
3. Survey (noun) 11. Electrical
4. Increase (noun) 12. Estimate
5. Recall (verb) 13. Estimating
6. Software 14.Estimated
7. Air conditioner 15. Demonstrate
8. economy 16. Industry
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(Facts)
1. (17/70) percent of all smokers want to quit.
2. A typical bath uses (15/50) gallons of water.
3. About (15/50) percent of Americans say they
are shy.
4. Friday the (13th / 30th) is considered an
unlucky day.
5. About (15/50) percent of car crashes are
alcohol related.
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(Stress patterns)
1. A store that sells • Grocery store
groceries
2. Paper for notes • Notepaper
3. Paper with news • Newspaper
4. A driver of a cab • Cab driver
5. A driver of a bus • Bus driver
6. A spoon for tea • Teaspoon
7. A club you visit at night • Nightclub
8. A storm with thunder • Thunderstorm
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(Stress patterns)
Noun Verb
Convict Convict
Conduct Conduct
Insult Insult
Produce Produce
Object Object
Project Project
Suspect Suspect
Recall Recall
Checkout Checkout
Handout Handout
Strikeout Strikeout
Ripoff Ripoff
Takeover Takeover
Makeup Makeup
Workout Workout
cutback cutback
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(Word Stress & Rhythm Patterns)
1. I’ll pay you back next week
2. I deposited my paycheck.
3. Recycling newspaper is a good idea.
4. My checkbook has disappeared.
5. She’s a high school dropout.
6. He’s already outgrown his new shoes.
7. Room 210 is upstairs.
8. Don’t give up before you try.
9. I’ll present the speaker.
10. You’ll need a permit to do the work.
11. Her boyfriend is a suspect.
12. The plane is due to take off at 7:30 p.m.
13. I’ll pick you up at seven.
14. Your homework is on the handout.
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(Stress patterns: Abbreviations)
1. ____ Los Angeles
2. ____ intelligence quotient
3. ____ water
4. ____ carbon dioxide
5. ____ parental guidance
6. ____ automatic teller machine
7. ____ cardiopulmonary resuscitation
8. ____ very important person
9. ____ chief executive officer
10. ____ bacon, lettuce and tomato (sandwich)
11. ____ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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(Suffixes to Predict Stress Patterns)
a) -ic e) -ogy h) -ity
Scientific anthropology minority
Organic psychology fatality
Chaotic biology possibility
b) -ify f) –ious; - eous i) –tion; -sion
Solidify mysterious distribution
Personify suspicious addiction
Humidify courageous permission
c) -graphy g) – ial j) -ian
Photography financial technician
Geography official physician
Biography commercial Canadian
d) -ical
Technological
Economical
Theoretical
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(Stress patterns)
Noun Verb Adjective
Real Reality Realize realistic
Economy Economy/economics Economize Economic/economical
Electric Electrify Electronic/elecrtical
Major X Major
Method Methodology X
Person Personality Personal
Photograph Photograph Photographic
Japan X
Period Periodical/periodicity X
Philosophy Philosopher Philosophize
mechanism mechanize Mechanical
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(Stress patterns)
1. Roommate- graduate- June fifteenth
2. Post office- locate- Peachtree Street
3. Candidate- position- energetic- ambitious
4. Mechanic- estimate- cost- repair
5. Decorate- cake- birthday
6. Risky- speculate- stock market
7. Simple- operate- new software
8. Governments- send- delegates- UN
9. Supervisor- delegate- authority- employees
10. Countries- negotiate- agreement
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(Stress patterns)
1. The Southeast is famous for its hospitality.
2. You’ll get a certificate on completion of the course.
3. I’d like a hamburger and a milkshake.
4. He’s suspected of carjacking.
5. We plan to present an award to her.
6. I can’t figure out the problem by myself.
7. You’re not permitted to park her without a permit.
8. We expect a substantial increase in salary.
9. John is one of the new corporate officers.
10. He’s working on a degree on pharmacology.