Heteronyms or words with the same spelling but with different pronunciations.

Apply the
right stress on the syllable written in capital letters.

NOUN VERB
PROject proJECT
CONtent conTENT
COMbat comBAT
CONduct conDUCT
CONvert conVERT
Defect deFECT
DEsert deSERT
OBject obJECT
PREsent preSENT
REcord reCORD
UPdate update

Use the right stress to pronounce the following two- and three-syllable words.
TWO SYLLABLES THREE SYLLABLES
Nation eMOtion
MOtion eRUPtion
LOtion soLUtion
POtion conDItion
NOtion comPLExion

Use the right intonation to achieve the purpose or feeling indicated. Provide the appropriate
stress in the words that are highlighted.

Sentence Purpose/Feeling
You want flowers. State a fact.
You want flowers? Ask a question.
Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. Emphasize the giver.
Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. Emphasize the relationship of the giver
to another person.
Eric gave you flowers? Turn a statement into a question.
Eric gave me flowers! Indicate excitement.
Eric gave me flowers. Indicate boredom or disappointment
From the words inside the box, choose the one that appropriately substitutes for the underlined
words/expressions. Write your answers on a one fourth sheet of paper.

1. In the beginning there was no heaven or earth.

constantly
2. The breeze was forever cool.
uniquely
3. After so many years, they got married.
abruptly
4. Immediately after his return from the trip, he called this act to her attention.
eventually
5. The whole place suddenly became cold and desolate.
instantly

originally

beyond
6. Then from the depth of this formless void, there appeared two gods.
deepness
7. Their abode was in the highest realm of the eternal space.
throughout
8. She sits down by a pool near their doorstep.
summit
9. He was sailing across the regions of the clouds.
adjacent
10. She might be somewhere in the regions above.
dwelling