BAC 2015 – Revision

.Give the opposite of the following words keeping the same root .1

1 probable -------------------------- 5 approve --------------------------

2 licit -------------------------- 6 appropriate --------------------------
3 available -------------------------- 7 behave --------------------------
4 rational -------------------------- 8 desirable --------------------------

.Divide the following words into roots and affixes .2

uncontrolled disrespectful unachievable increasing unmarried underdeveloped

prefix root suffix

Pronunciation: Final –s .3
s / after /f/,/k/,/p/,/t/,/θ/: laughs works claps hats baths /◙
◙ /ɪz/ after /s/,/x/,/ʃ/,/ʧ/,/ʤ/,/z/: dresses boxes brushes watches bridges noses
◙ /z/ after /n/,/m/,/l/,/b/,/d/,/ŋ/,/v/ or any vowel sound: lessons rooms hills clubs things lives
potatoes

’ Classify the following words according to their final ‘s

studies believes speeches roofs addresses relaxes stays stops tables
/s/ /z/ /ɪz/

Pronunciation: Final –ed .4

◙ /ɪ d/ when the final sound of the verb is t or d e.g. started, added
t/ when the final sound of the verb is /p, k, f, s, ch, sh, x / e.g. dropped, walked, laughed /◙
dressed, watched, finished, relaxed
,d/ when the verb ends in s , g , w , y , n, m, v , r , b ,l / e.g. closed, begged, slowed/ ◙
played, turned, claimed, lived, fired, rubbed, travelled

 Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’.

wrapped signed chased kicked combed graduated studied waved offered needed brushed

/ ɪd/ /d/ /t/

5. Underline the silent letters in the following words

design ~ weigh ~ whale ~ wrap ~ breadcrumb ~ receipt

mortgage ~ guest ~ folk ~ rendezvous ~ wheat ~ vehicle

 debt ~ whistle ~ honest ~ neighbour ~ autumn ~ knife
Word Stress 6
.Most 2 syllable nouns and adjectives have stress on the first syllable ◘
problem 'happy'
.Compound nouns have stress on the first part ◘
earthquake 'schoolbag'
.Most 2 syllable verbs have stress on the second syllable ◘
com 'pete de'cide
Words ending in -ic ,-sion , -tion, stress is on the syllable before this suffix. (penultimate ◘
syllable)
his'toric re'cession invi'tation

Words ending with -cy, -ty, –phy, -al, stress is on anti-penultimate syllable.(anti-penultimate means ◘
third to the end)
de'mocracy possi'bility phi'losophy geo'logical

Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable

labour regulation become transparency vacancy isolation approve

stress on 3rd syllable stress on 2nd syllable stress on 1st syllable

7. Classify the following words according to the number of their syllables

framework democracy middle idea choose advertising obvious patronage

4 syllables 3 syllables 2 syllables 1 syllable

8. Complete the following table as shown in the example

Adjective Noun Verb

suspicious
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responsive
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admitted
suspicion
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reliance
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absorption
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to suspect
to expand
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to intend
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