Answer — Exercise 8

b)

Thirteen words have the stress on the first syllable (one-syllable words not counted)

1

1. articulate, garrulous, chatty
2. determined, headstrong, resolute
3. proud, self-assured, conceited

2

1. intelligent, smart, well-dressed
2. mean, nasty, stingy
3. gifted, excellent, brilliant

3

1. meticulous, nit-picking, systematic.
2. disabled, special needs, handicapped
3. famous, celebrated, notorious.

c)

1. a) garrulous b) headstrong c) conceited
2. a) smart (= well-dressed in UK, intelligent in USA) b) mean (= nasty in USA, stingy in UK) c) brilliant (= gifted in USA, excellent in UK)
3. a) nit-picking b) handicapped c) notorious