Syllable Stress and Word
Stress
Pronunciations -- Nouns and Verbs
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Nouns – Stress on the first Syllable
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Verbs – Stress on the second
syllable
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A concert
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To concert
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Your conduct
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To conduct
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A conflict
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To conflict
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A contest
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To contest
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A contract
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To contract
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A contrast
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To contrast
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A convert
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To convert
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A convict
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To convict
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A desert
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To desert
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An envelope
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To envelope
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An incline
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To incline
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An insert
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To insert
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An insult
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To insult
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A project
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To project
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A protest
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To protest
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A record
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To record
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One’s research
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To research
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A subject
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To subject
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A suspect
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To suspect
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Boss – Leader - the Big
Difference
The Boss
drives his men, The Leader inspires them.. The Boss depends on authority, The
Leader depends on goodwill.. The Boss evokes fear, The Leader radiates love..
The Boss says "I", The Leader says "We".. The Boss shows
who is wrong, The Leader shows what is wrong.. The Boss knows how it is done,
The Leader knows how to do it.. The Boss demands respect, The Leader commands
respect
predecessor
(noun): a person who has previously occupied a position that another has taken
over
I
hope I can live up to my predecessor's reputation.
succeed
(verb): to follow after another, to do well - To succeed as a student, one must
study.
recede
(verb): to move back, to withdraw - The water receded five days after the
flood.
concede
(verb): to accept as true, to yield, to allow - I conceded to her point of
view.
exceed
(verb): to go beyond a limit, to be greater than –
The
driver exceeded the speed limit by ten miles an hour.
recess
(noun): an indentation, a temporary break -The children were given a recess
from the lessons.
deceased
(adjective): dead - The deceased person will be cremated rather than buried.
chronic
(adjective): marked by a long period of time, recurrence
Gabrielle
has a chronic back disorder and cannot lift heavy objects.
chronicle
(noun): a historical account arranged in order of time
The
teacher asked us to read a chronicle on the Revolutionary War.
chronological
(adjective): arranged in order of time -
The
text book listed the presidents in chronological order.
acclaim
(verb): praise - The restaurant is acclaimed for its desserts.
exclaim
(verb): to speak loudly, to cry out in surprise
The children
exclaimed "hurray" when they heard there would be no classes
tomorrow.
1)What ‘N’ is
a rain cloud? Nimbus
2)What ‘O’ is
someone of rank? Officer
3)What ‘K’ is
a short tight twist or curl? Kink
4)What ‘R’
means turning on a axis like a wheel? Rotary
5)What ‘T’ is
a minute pair of tongs? Tweezer
6)What ‘E’ is
conventional rules of behaviour in polite society? Etiquette
7)What ‘P’
are domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat? Poultry
8)What ‘J’ is
mirthful or humorous? Jocular
9)What ‘H’ is
a storm wind of over seventy-five miles per hour? Hurricane
10)What ‘C’
is disposal of a corpse by fire? Cremation
11)What ‘B’
is a sculpture of a head and shoulders? Bust
12)What ‘T’
is to walk with short tottering steps? Toddle
13)What ‘J’
is a place where things meet? Junction
14)What ‘S’
is a poem of 14 lines with a specified rhyme scheme? Sonnet
15)What ‘B’
is a road that skirts a town? Bypass
1)The
sky is getting dark. It _____ rain is on its way.
looks looks like seems to
will be
2)Would
you do me a small favour? I _____ very much.
appreciate it would appreciate would be
appreciative would appreciate it
3)I
am familiar with that product. I don't know _____ times I've seen it advertised
on TV.
how
many how often how
much many often
4)"When
_____ leaving for Toronto, Canada?"
"We
are planning to set out at 10 o'clock."
are we
will we will us are us
5)I
asked Robert when he could fix my leaking tap. He said that he would come round
and fix it _____. as much as possible as
possible as he could
as fast as he could possibly as
soon as possible
6)
"Do you know _____ that building is?" "I
would say that it is was built at least 100 years ago." old
how
age how old which age
7)The
man told us that the next train would arrive _____.
at three thirty at three thirty o'clock in three thirty in
three thirty o'clock
8)"How
_____ a crowd had gathered at the scene of the accident?"
"I
don't know exactly, but there were a lot of shocked onlookers."
large often many much
9) That is
the city _____ worst crime record.
on the in the
with the for the
10)"Where
should I put this key?" "You
can _____ it on the shelf?"
hang deposit
sit
put
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