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Unit V - Grammar

5.1.1 - PHONETICS

Write two words pronounced with

/p/

• pen
• paper

/f/

• fan
• fish

/θ/

• think
• thin

/s/

• sun
• sit

/ʃ/

• ship
• sheep

/aɪ/

• time
• fine

/z/

• zoo
• zero

/£/ ( = /l/ sound )

• lip
• love

/§/ ( = /ŋ/ sound )

• sing
• king

/ð/

• this
• that

/k/

• cat
• kite

5.1.2 - STRESS OF A WORD

Mark the stress of the words

  • Account → a’count

  • River → ’river

  • Education → edu’cation

  • Photography → pho’tography

  • Religion → re’ligion

  • Accuse → a’ccuse

  • Describe → de’scribe

  • Beautiful → ’beautiful

  • Examination → exa’mination

  • Object (noun) → ’object

  • Object (verb) → ob’ject

  • From → ’from

  • That → ’that

  • Arise → a’rise

  • Relate → re’late

  • Project (verb) → pro’ject

  • Project (noun) → ’project

5.1.3 - STRONG AND WEAK FORMS

Mark the Strong and Weak forms

The

  • Strong form: /ðiː/

  • Weak form: /ðə/

From

  • Strong form: /frɒm/

  • Weak form: /frəm/

She

  • Strong form: /ʃiː/

  • Weak form: /ʃi/

Would

  • Strong form: /wʊd/

  • Weak form: /wəd/

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5.1.4 - CONTRACTED FORMS

Write the following sentences with contracted forms:

  • I will come back tomorrow.
    → I’ll come back tomorrow.

  • We have to go to temple now.
    → We’ve to go to the temple now.

  • She would like to buy chocolates now.
    → She’d like to buy chocolates now.

  • He will get the first prize.
    → He’ll get the first prize.

  • They should reach the airport by 5 pm.
    → They should reach the airport by 5 pm.

  • She has not achieved.
    → She hasn’t achieved.

  • I will not see him.
    → I won’t see him.

  • He would not appreciate this.
    → He wouldn’t appreciate this.

  • Do not waste your time.
    → Don’t waste your time.

  • You must not shout here.
    → You mustn’t shout here.

  • He could have waited for us.
    → He could’ve waited for us.

  • He cannot do it.
    → He can’t do it.

  • She will not come here.
    → She won’t come here.

5.1.5 - SENTENCE STRESS

Sentence Stress Illustrated

Mark the stressed word in the following sentences.

  1. Can I see you TODAY?

  2. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to please everybody.

  3. The light’s wrong for PHOTOGRAPHY.

  4. My mind went BLANK and everything blacked out.

  5. Please bring me a CHAIR.

  6. She’s going to the UK.

  7. I ACHIEVED it.

  8. I’m going to AMERICA.

  9. She bought a HOUSE.

  10. They tried AGAIN.

  11. We OUGHT to leave.

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