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PRONUNCIATION 2
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer

1. Which word has the correct stress?

(Stressed syllables are in CAPITALS)
a. PHOtographer
b. phoTOGrapher
c. photogRApher
d. photograPHER

2. Which word has a different vowel sound?

a. head
b. said
c. made
d. bed

3. Which word has a different stress pattern?

a. continent
b. cinema
c. elephant
d. computer

4. Which of the following has a different vowel sound?

a. knew
b. stew
c. few
d. sew

5. Which word has a different vowel sound? A good dictionary will help you.
a. mown
b. shown
c. thrown
d. town

6. Below are some 4 syllable words. Which word has a different stress
pattern?
a. receptionist
b. biography
c. disqualify
d. operation

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PRONUNCIATION 2 answers

1.
b. Correct - 'phoTOGrapher' is the correct pronunciation.

2.
a. head - /hEd/
b. said - /sEd/
c. Correct - made - /mEid/. The other words all have the vowel sound /E/
d. bed - /bEd/

3.
d. Correct - The stress is comPUter (the second syllable). All the other
words have the stress on the first syllable.

4.
a. knew - /njU:/
b. stew - /stjU:/
c. few - /fjU:/
d. Correct - sew - /seu/. The other words all have the vowel sound /U:/.

5.
a. mown - /meun/
b. shown - /SEun/
c. thrown - /TrEun/
d. Correct - town - /taun/ . The other words all have the vowel sound /eu/.

6.
d Correct - The stress is opeRAtion (the third syllable). All the other words
have the stress on the second syllable.

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