Complete the sentences. Choose words with the correct stress from the box. You don’t need all the words.
Afternoon – bicycle – conversation – delicious – discussion – exercises – expensive – holiday – morning – normally – often – Saturday – seventeen – seventy – sixty – Sunday – Sweden – Switzerland – telephone – today – yesterday
1. We had a oOo ……meal on Ooo……. 2. We Ooo…… go on Ooo…… by car, but this time we’re going by Ooo……. 3. I did ten grammer Oooo…… Ooo……. 4. Is Ooo …… an oOo …… country? 5. My son’s ooO …… and my father’s Ooo ……. 6. I had a long Ooo …… ooOo …… this ooO …….
STRESS IN LONGER WORDS
Read the transcription and write these words
[bi’giniη]
[mju:’ziǝm]
[‘definǝtli]
[ǝ’merikǝn]
[poli’ti∫ǝn]
[fǝ’tografi]
We can build longer words by adding parts to the beginning or end of shorter words. Usually, this does not change the stress: it stays on the same syllable as in the original word.
Forget – forgetful – forgetfulness – forgettable – unforgettable
Here is a list of prefixes and suffixes that do not change the stress of the shorter words:
Able
Al
Er
Ful
Hood
Ing
In-/ im-
Ise
Ish
Less
Ly
Ment
Ship
un –
under –
Use the list of beginnings and endings to make longer words.
e.g. Child – childhood, childish, childishness, childless
Believe
Enjoy
Care
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