Bài tập Phát âm tiếng anh nâng cao – Unit 13: Hậu tố và dấu nhấn từ (3)

13.1 Which of these words have main stress on the same syllable as their root word? Write S (Same) or D (Different).

EXAMPLES familiarise (S) (fa’miliarise — fa’miliar)             cancellation (D) (cancel’lation — ‘cancel)

intervention ( )     security ( )     advantageous ( )     Canadian ( )     consumption (_ )

maturity (_ )     stupidity ( )     application (_ )     sanity ( )     normality ( )

delivery ( )     precision ( )     preference ( )     sincerity ( )     diversion ( )

Now listen and check your answers.

13.2 Look again at the words in exercise 13.1 with main stress on the same syllable as their root. Underline the ones which have a different vowel sound in the main stressed syllable from that in the main stressed syllable in their root. (Some of these are given in A and B opposite.)

EXAMPLE intervention (inter’vention /e/ — inter’vene /i:/)

Now listen again to the words in exercise 13.1 and check your answers.

 

13.3 Complete each pair of sentences using pairs of words from the box.

collide-collision           compete-competitive           divide-division           example-exemplary

nation-national           swbseribe-subscription

 

EXAMPLE: a It costs £10 a yea to subscribe to the sports centre.

b I’ve taken out an annual subcription to the magazine.

1a We’ll ………………… the money between us.

b Brighton football club was promoted to the frst …………….

2 a It’s difficult to stay ……………in business.

b He was much faster and I could …………… with him.

3a Rod broke his leg in the ……………

b They say the comet is going to …………….. with Saturn.

4 a She set a good ……………to her younger sister.

b Their behaviour was …………… .

5 a The first of May is a …………… holiday.

b Practically the whole ……………watched the eclipse.

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

13.4 Write the words from the box in the correct column according to the vowel sound in the main stressed syllable of their root word. There are three words in each column.

commercial     applicant     speciality     financial     symbolic

evolution     accidental     historic     decision     demonstration

influential     sodernity     calculation       magnetic     medicinal

Vowel sound in main stressed syllable of root	/ɒ/ (as in stop)	/ɪ/ (as in sit)	/aɪ/ (as in drive)	/æ/ (as in black)	/e/ (as in pen)
		commercial evolution modernity