English Phonetics and Phonology

A practical course
Fourth edition Peter Roach

Chapter 10

Written Exercises

In the following words, there is a button before each syllable. If you think a syllable is stressed, click the
button for that syllable.

A Verbs and adjectives

1 de  cide

2 thor  ough

3 rem  e  dy

4 fic  tion  al

5 su  rren  der

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B Nouns
1 ta  ble

2 re  ward

3 com  pa  ny

4 di  rec  tion

5 cat  a  ract
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Answers to Written Exercises Chapter 10

(A) Stressed syllables are:

1 cide

2 thor

3 rem

4 fic

5 rren

(B)
1 ta

2 ward

3 com

4 rec

5 cat

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Chapter 10

Audio Exercise

Listen to each word in the following list, then click the button of the syllable that you think carries the
primary stress.

1 co llap sing

2 con tro ver sy

3 dip lo mat ic

4 dic tate (verb)

5 quan ti ty

6 a ppar ent

7 vol un teer

8 cap tive

9 rhi noc er os

10 com pu ter

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Answers to Audio Exercise Chapter 10

Stressed syllables are:

1 llap

2 con

3 mat

4 tate

5 quan

6 ppar

7 teer

8 cap

9 noc

10 pu

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