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Section B Pronunciation of words and phrases

Exercises

Complete the sentences with pairs of words from B opposite. You should also mark the stress.

Now listen and check your answers. Then say the sentences aloud, paying attention to the stress in the words you have written.

This speaker is talking about the difficulty of getting cars repaired. Focus on the words ending with the suffixes -able and -al (in bold). Listen and tick (,f) the words which follow the rule given in B - that is, they have the same stress pattern as their root.

You hear about the poor quality of car repairs so often nowadays. You just can't find dependable (,f) mechanics, and the problem seems to be universal (X).

For example, the other day I was having problems starting my car, so I took it to a reputable ( ) garage. At least I'd heard it was quite reliable ( ). The people there seemed quite professional ( ), and they said it looked like just a minor mechanical ( ) problem.

They said it would cost about €lOO, which seemed quite acceptable ( ). But when I picked it up, they'd

badly scratched the paintwork. They apologised, and said it was accidental ( ) and offered to re-spray it, but whether they'll do a good job is debatable ( ).

Here are some extracts from a radio news programme. Underline the syllable in each word in bold that you think is likely to be made prominent. Remember, some of the words in bold are likely to have stress shift.

EXAMPLE An aircraft that crashed three years ago in the Andes has been found by mountaineers.

1 A report on the problem of absentee landlords is to be published today.

2 Five thousand volunteer helpers are to be recruited for the next Olympic Games. 3 Mandarin and Cantonese are the most widely spoken languages in China.

4 The government is considering a ban on roulette.

5 There has been an outbreak of cholera among Sudanese villagers.

Now listen and check your answers. Then read the extracts aloud.

Follow up: How many other country adjectives ending in -ese can you think of? How would you say them:

(i) on their own; (ii) in the context 'the .......................... people' (e.g. the Japanese people)?

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Suffixes and word stress (2)

In words with the following suffixes, main stress is usually on the syllable immediately before the suffix: -ial, -ic, -ion, -ive, and -ity. For example:

Note: In words ending -otive, stress is usually on the same syllable as in the root word. For example: in'vestigate - in'vestigative 'speculate - 'speculative

Many words with these suffixes can have stress shift (see Unit 10) . For example:

He faces proseCUtion. but: He's a PROSecution WITness.

When a word ends with one of the consonants t or s and the suffix -ion, this is how they are

In nouns and adjectives ending with the suffixes -ant, -ent, -ance, or -ence, stress placement depends on the spelling of the syllable before the suffix (the pre-su{fix syllable).

•If the pre-suffix syllable ends with a single vowel letter (V) or a single vowel letter plus a single consonant letter (VC), stress usually goes on the syllable before the pre-suffix syllable

if there is one:

•If the pre-suffix syllable has any other spelling, then stress is usually on the pre-suffix syllable itself: