UNIT 5. WORD AND SENTENCE STRESS

Question 1

__________-is one of the vocal features. Speakers have to stress certain syllables in the words; otherwise the words would be misunderstood or sound incorrect and cause misleading comprehension

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

_________ _________- is a prominence relation between syllables: certain syllables are longer, louder, higher-pitched, or more clearly articulated than those around them ( Fasold. R, 2006).

Answer 2

Linguistics Stress

Question 3

the most prominent syllable

Answer 3

loudness

Question 4

(vowel reduction )

Answer 4

vowel length

Question 5

pitch change on the vowels

Answer 5

difference in vowel quality

Question 6

_______ _______receive more force and, consequently, they are louder than unaccented ones. You also know that the correct use of stress is essential for achieving the correct pronunciation of words and getting the right meaning across.

Answer 6

Accented syllables

Question 7

__________- all stressed syllables are louder than unstressed ones. It is the amount of volume that a speaker gives to a particular sound, syllable, word, phrase or sentence.

Answer 7

Loudness

Question 8

stressed syllables are longer than unstressed ones.

Answer 8

The syllable length

Question 9

– a syllable is prominent if it contains a vowel that is different from neighbouring vowels.( For example, in the word again the first vowel is unstressed because / ə / is simple, and the second vowel is a diphthong /eɪ/.

Answer 9

Vowel quality

Question 10

This indistinct pronunciation and shortening of the unstressed syllable in English is called _______ _____________.

Answer 10

Vowel Reduction

Question 11

If the word does not have a _____, stress usually goes on the first syllable.

Answer 11

suffix

Question 12

Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the _____ syllable, even if they do not come from an original one-syllable word.

Answer 12

second

Question 13

We can build longer words by adding parts to the ________ or _______- of shorter words. Stress usually stays on the same syllable as in the original word.

Answer 13

Beginning

End

Question 14

In English, the suffixes – ic, - ical , as in words basic, medical

Answer 14

ARE ALLWAYS UNSTRESSED

Question 15

When suffixes are added to English words, the stress remains on the ____ syllable.

Answer 15

same

Question 16

Combinations of words which are treated as single units from the point of view that their meanings are called _________-.

Answer 16

Compound

Question 17

Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the _______ syllable, even if they do not come from an original one- syllable word.

Answer 17

second

Question 18

Language is _________. If it were not, it would be extremely boring for the listener and more difficult to understand.

Answer 18

Rhythmic

Question 19

In English, _________ of sentences can be defined as an alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables.

Answer 19

rhythm

Question 20

are said to be words that have meaning (nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs).

Answer 20

CONTENT WORDS

Question 21

They can be compared to grammatical or ________ words, which are structural such as auxiliary verbs, pronouns, articles, and prepositions.

Answer 21

FUNCTION

Question 22

_________ words tend to be stressed.

__________ or grammatical words are often pronounced in a reduced form or with a schwa / ə / sound.

Answer 22

Content.

Function

Question 23

_______ __________ is a syllable that carries the main stress in a word.

Answer 23

TONIC SYLLABLE

Question 24

__________ __________refer to words that have a specific meaning.

Answer 24

content words

Question 25

_______ ___________are represented by articles, conjunctions, modals, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs.

Answer 25

Function words