Phonetics and stress exercises

PHONETICS 1. a.asked b.advised c.worked d.promised 2. a.nights b.statements c.books d.understands 3. a.monument b.number c.numerous d.curable 4. a.wicked b.sacred c.wrapped d.naked 5. a.paid b.break c.bread d.ache 6. a.honest b.home c.vehicle d.hour 7. a.thorough b.without c.althought d.mouths 8. a.Christmas b.teacher c.children d.charity 9. a.laughed b.stopped c.placed d.ragged 10. a.breathe b.breath c.thin d.bath 11. a.paths b.laughs c.baths d.increase 12. a.character b.chemistry c.scholarship d.charity 13. a.headaches b.misses c.pages d.branches 14. a.breath b.within c.beneath d.booth 15. a.kicked b.blocked c.naked d.locked 16. a.singer b.younger c.stronger d.single 17. a.contribute b.tribe c.triangel d.final 18. a.entrance b.enjoy c.mention d.aspect 19. a.capital b.nature c.national d.careful 20. a.energy b.enable c.elementary d.engineer 21. a.job b.mother c.lover d.but 22. a.great b.steak c.breakfast d.danger 23. a.pleased b.raised c.practised d.closed 24. a.advised b.amused c.practised d.pleased 25. a.enough b.cough c.though d.rough 26. a.accurate b.accident c.success d.accept 27. a.that b.catch c.bad d.wash 28. a.height b.eight c.weight d.paid 29. a.laughed b.stopped c.placed d.pleased 30. a.message b.image c.massage d.voyage 31. a.say b.pay c.says d.may 32. a.school b.scholar c.machine d.architect 33. a.plays b.delays c.says d.lays 34. a.mile b.price c.advice d.milk 35. a.station b.question c.television d.mission 36. a.theory b.although c.the d.without 37. a.go b.gender c.gather d.gas 38. a.union b.unitied c.university d.unimportant 39. a.chimney b.chaos c.children d.chilly 40. a.honey b.honest c.honor d.hour 41. a.proud b.southern c.grow d.south 42. a.gel b.gear c.get d.grow 43. a.bubble b.doubt c.able d.capable 44. a.mended b.wicked c.raised d.learned 45. a.pleased b.increased c.placed d.stopped 46. a.break b.steak c.great d.meat 47. a.plough b.south c.clown d.southern 48. a.nature b.nation c.station d.national 49. a.nature b.natural c.January d.volcanic 50. a.clothes b.cloth c.though d.without 1. a. cost b. dog c. come d. fox 2. a. girl b. hurt c. heard d. heart 3. a. pass b. bays c. worse d. chips 4. a. fished b. learned c. saved d. pleased 5. a. naked b. locked c. planted d. landed 6. a. laughed b. stopped c. placed d. phoned 7. a. coughs b. Alice’s c. clocks d. hates 8. a. breathe b. breath c. thin d. bath 9. a. nation b. national c. nature d. grey 10. a. clown b. South c. Southern d. plough 11. a. heavy b. many c. engine d. complete 12. a. measure b. pleasing c. reason d. houses 13. a. zoo b. blood c. blue d. balloon. 14. a. chemist b. school c. scholarship d. children 15. a. reading b. middle c. life d. picture 16. a. rain b. leisure c. break d. grey 17. a. this b. thick c. math d. thin 18. a. poster b. come c. mother d. love 19. a. great b. friend c. dead d. breath 20. a. stays b. plays c. lays d. says 21. a. children b. child c. wild d. sight 22. a. laugh b. enough c. rough d. though 23. a. bear b. dear c. fear d. near 24. a. attracted b. excited c. admired d. fascinated 25. a. ticket b. tiger c. visit d. habit 26.a.sight b.mineral c.pipe d.device 27.a.flood b.groom c.typhoon d.balloon 28.a.primary b.divide c.comprise d.religion 29.a.school b.children c.Chinese d.church 30.a.impressed b.disappointed c.wished d.stopped 31.a.currency b.difficult c.much d.summer 32.a.tunic b.slit c.design d.ethnic 33.a.clothes b.cloth c.ethnic d.think 34.a.practical b.tradition c.fashion d.pattern 35.a.stopped b.designed c.embroidered d.used 36.a.took b.school c.food d.choose 37.a.clothed b.impressed c.enjoyed d.worked 38.a.please b.pleasure c.easy d.teacher 39.a.tired b.enjoyed c.reached d.arrived 40.a.town b.grown c.mountain d.down 41.a.campus b.practice c.language d.favorite 42.a.qualify b.scenery c.grocery d.academy 43.a.school b.scholarchip c.chemistry d.children 44.a.speak b.need c.heart d.read 45.a.meal b.breakfast c.read d.week 46.a.realize b.organize c.surprise d.promise 47.a.practised b.studied c.watched d.worked 48.a.deny b.pity c.widely d.city 49.a.Internet b.invent c.media d.spend 50.a.used b.worked c.watched d.practiced WORD STRESS 1. The endings which receive the stress: - Oo : shampoo, kangaroo, yahoo… (cuckoo) - Ee : employee, absentee, trainee,…(committee, coffee…) - Oon : afternoon, cartoon,…(teaspoon) - Eer : engineer, volunteer… - Ette : cigarette, kitchenette… 2. The endings : “_fy, _ise, _ate” • If having 2 syllables receive the stress on the second syllables. - Ate : dictate, locate,… - Ize (ise) : surprise, baptize, precise,… - Fy, ly : defy, rely, reply,… • If having 3 syllables receive the stress on the third syllables from the end. - Ate : situate, dominate, personate,… - Ize (ise) : recognize, apologize, criticize, emphasize,….(hospitalize) - Fy : simplify, personify, identify, magnify…. 3. The endings which receive the stress on the syllables preceding them: - Ic : atomic, mechanic, economic, mathematical, political,… - Ion : education, population, translation, dictation,…. - Ian : Italia, mathematician, historian… - Ient : sufficient, efficient…. - Ious : laborious, industrious, studious, enormous… - Ety : ability, activity,… - Logy : biology, psychology, ecology,… - Graphy : geography, photography,… 4. The stress of nouns, adjectives and verbs having 2 syllables - Noun/adj :stress is on the first : export, record, expert - Verb : stress is on the second : export, record, expert 1. a.reason b.although c.expense d.create 2. a.leisure b.television c.cartoon d.helmet 3.a.enough b.recipe c.belong d.together 4.a.dynamic b.geneticist c.police d.television 5. a.reason b.although c.expensive d.create 6. a.leisure b.television c.cartoon c.helmet 7. a.enough b.belong c.together d.image 8. a.dynamic b.genetic c.police d.television 9. a.exclusive b.secretary c.harmony d.decade 10. a.composition b.anniversary c.celebration d.television 11. a.activity b.introduce c.supervisor d.celebration 12. a.accurate b.customer c.computer d.exercise 13. a.reduction b.popular c.investigate d.convenient 14. a.environmental b.technological c.personality d.representative 15. a.employment b.recycle c.recorder d.interesting 16. a.valuable b.impossible c.responsible d.conditional 17. a.efficiency b.simplicity c.military d.psychology 18. a.disappointed b.conspicuous c.miraculous d.accessible 19. a.exhaust b.technique c.scalpel d.resource 20. a.remember b.poverty c.industry d.ancestry 21. a.average b.aquatic c.available d.athletic 22. a.potential b.delicate c.apprentice d.astonished 23. a.notepad b.thirteen c.department d.extension 24. a.pencil b.department c.invest d.reception 25. a.package b.accountant c.supervisor d.customer 26. a.department b.notepad c.plastic d.breakfast 27. a.sociable b.pollution c.understand d.realize 28. a.industry b.agriculture c.restaurant d.ambulance 29. a.ancestry b.undergrowth c.company d.element 30. a.potential b.military c.deficiency d.intensity 31. a.reverse b.pension c.gesture d.founder 32. a.conservation b.environment c.association d.deficiency 33. a.environmental b.technological c.personality d.representative 34. a.reduction b.popular c.financial d.romantic 35. a.signature b.scholarship c.terminus d.transaction 36. a.technique b.treatment c.guidance d.plastic 37. a.entertainment b.accumulation c.humiliation d.determination 38. a.champion b.composer c.reserve d.machine 39. a.horizon b.collection c.petroleum d.reading 40. a.notepad b.thirteen c.department d.extension 41. a.accountant b.typist c.address d.assistant 42. a.accessible b.conventional c.environment d.preservation 43. a.ancestry b.undergrowth c.element d.vacancy 44. a.possession b.property c.obstacle d.element 45. a.basic b.immense c.extra d.peptic 46. a.bicycle b.recycle c.accident d.hospital 47. a.classroom b.window c.blackboard d.projector 48. a.kitchen b.cooker c.oven d.refrigerator 49. a.professor b.advisor c.apprentice d.student 50. a.agency b.memory c.counter d.require 51. a.fancy b.portrait c.endless d.require 52. a.advancement b.chemical c.conception d.infrequent 53. a.challenge b.counter c.guardian d.explain 54. a.advertiser b.history c.difficulty d.adventurous 55. a.theory b.tragedy c.invention d.government 56. a.argue b.cater c.ivory d.severe 57. a.composition b.anniversary c.celebration d.television 58. a.definite b.belonging c.organic d.alternative 59. a.challenging b.impervious c.acceptable d.advisable 60. a.activity b.introduce c.supervisor d.approximately 61. a.compound b.triangle c.advance d.pajamas 62. a.admire b.honor c.title d.difficult 63. a.describe b.struggle c.political d.society 64. a.independence b.politician c.immortality d.difficult 65. a.comfort b.nation c.apply d.moment 66. a.ashamed b.position c.begin d.enemy 67. a.general b.opinion c.abroad d.surprise 68. a.career b.majority c.continue d.education 69. a.profit b.suggest c.surrender d.report 70. a.vocational b.employer c.minority d.reasonable 71. a.evidence b.criminal c.equipment d.passenger 72. a.position b.delicious c.location d.constantly 73. a.country b.concern c.frighten d.answer 74. a.adventure b.discover c.represent d.experience 75. a.contribute b.neighbor c.difficult d.coastal 76. a.interested b.interesting c.response d.happening 77. a.accurate b.customer c.computer d.exercise 78. a.reduction b.popular c.financial d.romantic 79. a.village b.begin c.column d.pity 80. a.theory b.generate c.delicious d.confidence 81. a.computer b.obvious c.dependence d.horizon 82. a.convenient b.favorable c.evaluate d.relationship 83. a.technique b.label c.panel d.access 84. a.technical b.treatable c.horrific d.obstacle 85. a.democracy b.commitee c.proficiency d.television 86. a.submarine b.cheerio c.balloon d.understand 87. a.guarantee b.wholesaler c.expenditure d.complicate 88. a.problems b.consuming c.necessary d.cavemen 89. a.crossroads b.people c.statue d.enable 90. a.sadness b.actor c.untrue d.teacher 91. a.ability b.encourage c.widen d.direct 92. a.remember b.question c.accept d.decide 93. a.exception b.scholarship c.transition d.discover 94. a.particular b.significant c.satisfaction d.collaborate 95. a.vacancy b.interview c.mechanic d.history 96. a.resources b.extra c.pollen d.plastic 97. a.supply b.harmful c.important d.prevention 98. a.phonetics b.ability c.misspell d.signature 99. a.keenness b.status c.horrible d.respect 100.a.mineral b.poison c.encounter d.supervise . photography,… 4. The stress of nouns, adjectives and verbs having 2 syllables - Noun/adj :stress is on the first : export, record, expert - Verb : stress is on. d.spend 50.a.used b.worked c.watched d.practiced WORD STRESS 1. The endings which receive the stress: - Oo : shampoo, kangaroo, yahoo… (cuckoo) - Ee