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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - Pronunciation for the textbook New Headway Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Liz Soars, John Soars and Paul Hancock from Oxford University Press

Question

The words below can all be both nouns or verbs. Listen to 12 sentences containing them. Are they used as nouns or verbs? Write N or V. What do you notice about the stressed syllables?

Answer

  1. N
  2. V
  3. N
  4. N
  5. V
  6. V
  7. V
  8. N
  9. N
  10. V
  11. V
  12. N