Sounds of English II
Chapter 8
Q1. Give brief answers to the following questions:
(a) Define the concept of the syllable.
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(b) Explain what you mean by tone group.
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(c) What class of words are generally stressed in a sentence?
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(d) Define the term intonation.
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Q 2. Answer the following questions.
(a) Rewrite the following words by breaking them into syllables:
(i) ability
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(ii) cigarette
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(b) Put appropriate stress marks in the following words
(i) obey
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(ii) democratise
(c) Put appropriate stress marks on the following:
(i) Conduct as noun and verb
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(ii) Perfect as noun and verb
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(d) Put appropriate stress and intonation marks in the following dialogue.
A: Where did you go this morning?
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B: We went to the park.
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Q 3. Answer the following questions.
(a) Discuss the grammatical function of stress with examples.
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(b) What are compound words? Explain the stress pattern of compound words.
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(c) Write a dialogue between two persons where A makes enquiries and B provides information. Put appropriate stress and intonation marks.
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