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/

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

Mark the stressed word in the following sentences.

Can I see you TODAY?
It’s IMPOSSIBLE to please everybody.
The light’s wrong for PHOTOGRAPHY.
My mind went BLANK and everything blacked out.
Please bring me a CHAIR.
She’s going to the UK.
I ACHIEVED it.
I’m going to AMERICA.
She bought a HOUSE.
They tried AGAIN.
We OUGHT to leave.

5.1.6 INTRODUCTORY - IT / THERE

INTRODUCTORY IT

Rewrite the following sentences using Introductory it.

To become a millionaire was his life-long ambition.
→ It was his life-long ambition to become a millionaire.
To withdraw now will be sheer folly.
→ It will be sheer folly to withdraw now.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
→ It is human to err and divine to forgive.
To learn English is easy.
→ It is easy to learn English.
To understand his motive was difficult.
→ It was difficult to understand his motive.

INTRODUCTORY THERE

Rewrite the following sentences using Introductory there.

Some water is there in the bottle.
→ There is some water in the bottle.
Quite a few animal species are in danger of extinction.
→ There are quite a few animal species in danger of extinction.
No teacher was in the classroom.
→ There was no teacher in the classroom.
A tree is in his yard.
→ There is a tree in his yard.
No library is in their school.
→ There is no library in their school.

PYQ

Rewrite the following sentences using an introductory ‘It’ or ‘There’.

An elephant is under the shade.
→ There is an elephant under the shade.

My ambition is to become a pilot.
→ It is my ambition to become a pilot.

To err is human.
→ It is human to err.

No place like home.
→ There is no place like home.

To understand his motive was difficult.
→ It was difficult to understand his motive.

Three parcels are there in the bag.
→ There are three parcels in the bag.

His aim is to become doctor.
→ It is his aim to become a doctor.