a Which word is NOT stressed in the sentence? Tick (v) A B, or C. (All the unstressed words have the /s/ vowel sound.) Example: I have had a phobia since I was young. A was v B phobia 0 C young D 1 I can look at water, but I can't swim in it. A can 11 can't 0 C swim 2 We lived there for ten years. A years 0 B lived D C for 3 Have you seen this film? A film 0 B have D C seen 4 He hasn't known us for long. A hasn't DB known 0 C us D 5 I don't like mosquitoes and spiders. A don't B like D C and D b Which is the stressed syllable? Tick (v A, B, or C. Example: A afternoon B afternoon C afternoon D 6 A phobia 0 B phobia D C phobia square 7 A terrified DB terrified D C terrified n 8 A mosquito 0 C mosquito B mosquito D 9 A allergic n B allergic D C allergic n 10 A aggressive D B aggressive D C aggressive

a) <br />1. The word "can't" is stressed in the sentence "I can look at water, but I can't swim in it."<br />2. The word "lived" is stressed in the sentence "We lived there for ten years."<br />3. The word "seen" is stressed in the sentence "Have you seen this film?"<br />4. The word "known" is stressed in the sentence "He hasn't known us for long."<br />5. The word "mosquitoes" is stressed in the sentence "I don't like mosquitoes and spiders."<br /><br />b) <br />6. The stressed syllable in the word "phobia" is the first syllable.<br />7. The stressed syllable in the word "terrified" is the second syllable.<br />8. The stressed syllable in the word "mosquito" is the second syllable.<br />9. The stressed syllable in the word "allergic" is the second syllable.<br />10. The stressed syllable in the word "aggressive" is the second syllable.