Read the following words aloud.

admitting earthquake

angels famine

cradle floodwaters

circadian remember

pronunciation organization

washtub

Were you able to pronounce the words correctly or did you

have some trouble with placing the stress on the correct syllable?

S T R E S S

Primary Stress- is the strongest accent in a word

- is marked by the symbol ( ˡ )

ˡ angels re ˡ member

ˡ earthquake ˡ mountains

ˡ famine

Secondary Stress- is stressed but not as much as the primary stress

- is marked by the symbol ( ι )

ˡ flood ι water

pro ι nunci ˡation

ι elo ˡ cution

ιorgani ˡ zation

Exercise: Put the stress marks on the following words. Use ( ˡ ) for the primary stress and ( ι ) for the secondary stress.

1. admitting

ιad ˡmitting

ˡcradle

2. cradle

ιflood ˡwaters

3. floodwaters

cir ˡcadian

4. circadian

ˡwash ιtub

5. washtub

ˡpedestal

6. pedestal

ˡdictio ιnary

7. dictionary

ˡalpha ιbet

8. alphabet

a ιcommo ˡdation

9. accommodation

ιbibli ˡography

10. bibliography

Read each sentence and study how the underlined word is used. Then choose from the choices in the box the meaning of each underlined word.

Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each number.

a. carved on a surfaceb. recurring on a 24-hour cyclec. rushed in a violent and uncontrollable mannerd. jaws or throat of a violent animale. got or separated from something with difficulty

__1. Human's circadian biological clocks regulate the timing of our sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day.

__2. Jason pried open a tuna can using a knife.

__3. With her pen, Joanna etched the initials "RJ"on the woooden desk.

__4. The wildebeest rampaged down the hill in a stampede, kicking up dust in thechaos.

__5. The hyena opened its mouth in a wide, gaping maw.

B 1. Human's circadian biological clocks regulate the timing of our sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day.

E 2. Jason pried open a tuna can using a knife.

A 3. With her pen, Joanna etched the initials "RJ"on the woooden desk.

C 4. The wildebeest rampaged down the hill in a stampede, kicking up dust in thechaos.

D 5. The hyena opened its mouth in a wide, gaping maw.