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Exercises

18. I Mark all the silent letters in each of the following sentences.
1 They sang a psalm to honour the memory of the world-famous psychologist as she was
laid to rest in the family tomb.
2 The psychiatrist was knifed in the knee as he was walking home.
3 He should have whistled as he fastened his sword to his belt.
4 You should have left me half the Christmas cake on Wednesday.

18.2 Which word is the odd one out in each of these groups?
1 worry sorry lorry 5 doubt could shout
2 sword cord word 6 plough rough tough
3 come some dome 7 land wand sand
4 head plead tread 8 soot root foot

What word could a poet use to rhyme with each of the words below?
1 hiccough CY ............................ 4 through ..............................
2 bough .......................... ...... . 5 cough ........................ .. .....
3 plough ............................ ..... 6 though ...............................

Underline or highlight the stressed syllable in each of the words in bold.
1 They paid a El million transfer fee for transferring the player to their team.
2 Although they suspected several people were partly involved, the police decided to
concentrate on Jo as the main suspect.
3 There are conflicting views as to the cause of the conflict.
4 All this upset over the wedding has really upset them.
5 The cost of living has increased while there has been a decrease in wages.
6 A work permit permits you to work for a period of six months.
7 1 wish I could record a hit record!
8 Despite the disgraceful conduct of the audience, James went on conducting the orchestra.

18.5 Write out the words below using the normal English alphabet.
1 I'm~sall 3 I1hzrjkatJi:fl 5 I's~tall 7 Iha~tl
2 Ika'tzstrafil 4 I'kem~kall 6 /ralsi:tl 8 I'res~pil

Underline the stressed syllable in each of the words below.
1 photograph photography photographer photographically
2 telephone telephonist
3 zoology zoologist zoological
4 arithmetic arithmetical arithmetician
5 psychology psychologist psychological
6 psychiatry psychiatric psychiatrist

18.7 Are there other words which you know you have particular problems pronouncing? You
might like to ask a teacher to help you answer this question. Note any such words down
with their phonetic transcription beside them.

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