14320 English Pronunciation
Jan 2016 Module 7 Task 1 draft (student copy)
A. Does the stress shift when a prefix or suffix is added or when a different one is used? If there is no shift, write “same,” if there is a shift, write “different” in the blank. (5 points)
Example: agrée – agréeable = same (no shift)
phótograph – photógrapher = different (stress shifts from first to second syllable)
1. announce – announcer _____________________
2. national – nationality _____________________
3. honest – dishonest _____________________
4. courage – courageous _____________________
5. mechanic – mechanism _____________________
B. Listen and identify the word, phrase or sentence that follows the stress pattern given. (Large “O” means a stressed syllable, small “o” unstressed.) (5 points)
6. OO
a. hard drive b. last night c. go out d. backup
7. ooO
a. underdog b. unliked c. listen to d. look around
8. ooOo
a. Ask for Allen. b. They need time to. c. Not so easy. d. It’s forbidden.
9. oOoO
a. rewrite the book b. ask for payment c. learn to forget d. an opening
10. OoooO
a. Give me some fruitcake. b. How did you find out?
c. It needs to be checked. d. Students take the bus.
C. In each sentence below, one word is stressed that should not be. Write down the word that should NOT be stressed and give a reason why. (Usually naming the part of speech is enough – see pages 6-8 and 6-9 in the textbook.) Listening to the recording should also help you choose the wrongly stressed word. (4 points)
Example: I wìll be rèady to lèave sòon. Answer: “will” (It is an auxiliary verb.)
11. A profèssor whò I stùdied with passed awày yèsterday.
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12. You should decìde ìf you wànt to sèe the mòvie or nòt.
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13. The òld làdy tòld me abòut her chìldren and gràndchildren.
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14. There wèren’t mòre than thrèe of us stànding at the bùs stòp.
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D. Each sentence below contains five stressed words. Listen to the recording, then write them down. (3 points)
15. We put our heads together to think of a solution.
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16. The busy student would like to leave in an hour.
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17. After they’ve grown up, they look really different, don’t they?
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E. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks in the sentences below. Write out all contractions and other reduced words. (3 points)
18. Soon __________ __________ __________ __________ last __________ __________ supplies.
19. I __________ __________ __________ done __________ __________ __________ __________ you.
20. __________ tomatoes __________ __________ __________ ___________ __________ __________ salt.