One word in each set has a different number of syllables from the others. Decide which it is, then check with the recording

Example:	lengths	if	table	on
	destiny	chocolate	computer	afterwards
	stopped	smashed	wanted	tried
	Leicester	Lester	Stratford	Manchester
	altogether	avocado	banana	Argentina
	rhythm	chasm	through

Ex.2 (from Test your pronunciation Unit 7, disc)

What stress pattern?

One word in each set has a different stress pattern from the others. Which is it? Check with the recording.

Example:	picture ○	Nature ○	Capture ○	Mature ○
	politics	dynamic	musician	historic
	create	supply	prostate	dictate
	teacher	refer	eager	offer
	edit	debit	submit	credit
	Angela	Therese	Spaghetti	banana

Ex.3 Divide into syllables and determine where the syllable boundary lies.

1.	goodness	5.	about	9.	Saturday
2.	hotter	6.	lazy	10.	export
3.	village	7.	family	11.	hourly
4.	cotton	8.	admission	12.	mathematics

Ex.4 Transcribe the following words, divide them into syllables and explain the rule.

1.	ninety	6.	sentence
2.	middle	7.	vowel
3.	imitate	8.	cinema
4.	teacher	9.	expensive
5.	advertise	10.	commission

Основное и второстепенное значение букв