ISFD 19 Student’s name:

Profesorado de Inglés
Lengua y Expresión Oral 3 (T. V.) Date:
TP 1. Sounds of English and stress.
1. Short vowels. Write a word containing each short vowel sound in English.

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Long vowels. Write possible words containing long vowel sounds. Transcribe them.
H__L →
M__N →

L__N →
D__T →

2. Write the stresses and transcribe the words. Are the suffixes Neutral, Imposing or Stressed?
1. /pʌnɪʃmənt /
2. /sɪmpəθetik /
3. /i:kənɒmɪkal /
4. /kɒntrəvɜ:siəl /
5. /ɪlektrɪsɪti /
6. /rɪvɪʒənɪzəm /
7. /dʒɜːnəliːz /
8. /seɪdəʊmæsəkɪzəm/
9. /ɪntəkɒntɪnentl̩ /
10. /mi:dɪɒkrɪti/
11. /ɪnherɪtəns/
12. /ɪləstrətɪv/

3. Compound words and stress shift. Mark all the stresses in these sentences. Underline the most prominent syllable within the
thought group. Write ◀ if there’s stress shift.

I'll see you tomorrow afternoon.

He had his usual afternoon nap. 

This part of the coast is very picturesque. 

He gave a picturesque account of his trip to Madagascar.

Have you ever been to Berlin?

Gorbachev was requested by Reagan to tear down the
Berlin Wall.

How old are you? - I'm seventeen.

I've been living in London for seventeen years.
Practice

Sounds. Transcribe
stock tour
stalk
tower
here
turn
hair
ton
stand
learn
stunned
line

Stress
Mark the stresses in these words. Check if they have a double stress or if they suffer from stress shift◀

1 tortuous

2 methylated spirits

3 flabbergasted

4 symbiosis

5 subterranean

6 decompression chamber

7 pistachio

8 glitterati

9 debutante

1 0 rotisserie

Think of possible sentences where you can show the stress shift in these words.
ˌalto ' gether ˌinde ' pendent ˌindi 'stinct ˌmedi ' ocre ˌsatis ' factory ˌ uni' versity ˌweek ' end,

Compounds.
Read these definitions and mark the stresses.

(i) If the first part of the compound is (in a broad sense) adjectival, the stress goes on the second element, with
a secondary stress on the first.
(ii) If, however, the first element is (in a broad sense) a noun, the stress goes on the first element

bad-tempered

car-ferry

loudspeaker

second-class

suitcase

sunrise

tea-cup
three-wheeler

typewriter

Explain the difference between:

a ‘dancing teacher a ‘dancing ‘teacher

a ‘young ‘French teacher a ‘young ‘French ‘teacher

an ‘English student an ‘English ‘student

an ‘English teacher an ‘English ‘teacher