One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables Four Syllables own arrive curious authority page business manager competition please center omitted dictionary text essay positive immediate Exercise 2A 1. selfie – 2 2. hashtag – 2 3. app – 1 4. Sudoku- 3 5. foreclosure – 3 6. Twitter – 2 7. equality – 4 8. globalization -- 5 Exercise 3A 1. me thod 2. i de a 3. de mo cra cy 4. de mo crat ic 5. pre sent [noun] 6. pre sent [verb] 7. e qua lity 8. in for ma tion Exercise 4A 1. ca nal 2. ho tel 3. spe ci fic 4. dis tri bute 5. aft er noon 6. ass ump tion 7. in div id ual 8. bi o lo gy Exercise 5A Symbols and key words will vary depending on the dictionaries students are using. Exercise 7A Symbols will vary depending on the dictionaries students are using. Exercise 8A Students should write schwa over the underlined sounds. 1. of fice 2. of fi cial 3. com pete 4. pro tec tion 5. suc ces ful 6. po li ti cal Exercise 9A Symbols and key words will vary depending on the dictionaries students are using. Exercise 10A Symbols will vary depending on the dictionaries students are using. Exercise 11 Answers will vary.
Exercise 6B 1. 17% 2. 1918 3. 30% 4. 50% 5. 50% 6. 13th 7. 17 8. 18% 9. 50% 10. 18% Rule 5.3 In two-syllable verbs with a prefix, stress the (prefix / root form). Exercise 7A Possible answers: con-de-pre-re- conceivededuceprecludereduce confinedefenpredictrefine consentdefinepresentreport conservedetain presumresent consumedeservepretendreserve contend resume retain Rule 5.4 Stress the (first / second) syllable in nouns and the (first / second) syllable in verbs. Rule 5.5 Two-word verbs are often stressed on the (first / second) word. Noun partners of these verbs have primary stress on the first word. Rule 5.6 The (first / last) letter has the strongest stress. Exercise 9C 11. Be Right Back 12. Laugh Out Loud 13. For Your Information 14. As Soon as Possible Communicative Practice A The bolded syllables have large dots over them:
6. motivation 7. stability 8. skeptical Exercise 3B In column 2, the addition of the suffix shifts the stress pattern. The vowel sound that was stressed in column 1 is unstressed and reduced to schwa in column 2. Exercise 4A 1. practical: second and third syllable 2. official: first and third syllable 3. conclusion: first and third syllable 4. profession: first and third syllable 5. photography: first and third syllable 6. velocity: first and third syllables Exercise 4B In this exercise, the schwa has six different spellings: a, o, ia, io, e, and i. Rule 6.1 In words with suffixes beginning with –i, stress the syllable immediately before the –i suffix. Exercise 5A . O . . . O . O . . . O . . production democratic practical majority objection automatic chemical authority correction diplomatic critical humidity prediction energetic physical priority Rule 6.2 In words with the suffixes -graphy and stress the syllable immediately before the suffix. Rule 6.3 In words with French suffixes, the stress falls on the suffix itself. Exercise 6A Large circles over the bold syllables: 1. unique opportunity 2. confidential information 3. democratic majority 4. financial situation 5. scientific career 6. pharmacology technician 7. technology revolution 8. geographic separation Pronunciation Log Large circles over the bold syllables: Technology pioneer interaction Information Security Usability Simplicity Usability Accessibility Disability Democratic Elections Electronic Reception -
5. put it away 6. let it Exercise 7A 1. unlinked 2. linked 3. unlinked 4. linked 5. linked 6. unlinked 7. unlinked 8. unlinked Communicative Practice B 1. the right side 2. pull over 3. take a break 4. set them on low 5. take a taxi 6. fill it up 7. turn on your signal 8. put it away Pronunciation Log Letter = Let her Oliver = All of her Dewey = Do we Exercise 1A 1. terrible flight 2. pay here 3. estate laws 4. a pie 5. sock market 6. split up Exercise 2A 1. where they were 2. he’s sick 3. find her 4. fat food 5. new card 6. love it Exercise 3A 1. grass, glass 2. brow, blow 3. slit, spit 4. slay, spay, stay 5. black 6. spend 7. trip 8. slack, snack, stack
Exercise 6A Vowel 13: tie, like, by, lied Vowel 14: out, loud, now, couch Vowel 15: toy, voice, destroy Exercise 2B 1. D 2. D 3. S 4. D 5. S 6. S 7. D 8. D Exercise 3A 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A Exercise 8A Words with /iy /: pizza, eats, year, people, meat, cheese Words with /ɪ/: interesting, statistics, thin, squid, billion Exercise 2B 1. D 2. D 3. D 4. S 5. S 6. D 7. D 8. S Exercise 3A 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B Exercise 8A
Words with /ey /: raise, today, nationwide, daycare, education, ages, school-age, place, Words with /ɛ/: spent, expensive Communicative Practice / ɛ / as in pen: ethical, sense of humor, wealthy, respectful, intelligent, generous, sensitive, independent /ey / as in pain: stable, patient, faithful, entertaining Exercise 2B 1. D 2. D 3. S 4. S 5. D 6. S 7. S 8. D Exercise 3A 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A Exercise 8A Words with /ʌ/: one, doubled, other, come, much Words with /ɑ/: population, documents Exercise 2B 1. D 2. S 3. D 4. D 5. S 6. S 7. D 8. S Exercise 3A
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A Exercise 7A Words with /ow/: social, ago, both, focus, whole, devote Words with /ɑ/: psychology, sociology, psychologists, sociologists, topics, problems, contrast, concept Exercise 3B 1. boss 2. mitt 3. leap 4. present 5. sense 6. death rates 7. last plate 8. raid funds 9. both trips 10. a noise Exercise 6A 2 – nasal cavity 1 – nose 4 – upper teeth 9 – lower teeth 3 – upper lip 8 – lower lip 5 – tooth ridge 10 – tip of tongue 11 – front of the tongue 12 – back of the tongue 6 – hard palate 7 – soft palate 13 – vocal folds Exercise 7A 1. the lips 2. the upper teeth 3. the tooth ridge 4. the hard palate 5. the soft palate Exercise 2B 1. D 2. D 3. S
4. D 5. S 6. D 7. D 8. S Exercise 3A 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B Exercise 8A thirty, third, thirteen, thousands, faith Communicative Practice The following words and numbers should be underlined: methods, 20 (twentieth), Thursday), 8:30, 4:30, 23, 2:30 353, Thurmond Exercise 2B 1. D 2. S 3. S 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. S 8. S Exercise 3A 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A Exercise 8 Founded, phrases, reflect, prefer, 1995, selfie