Western Sahara - Pronunciation worksheet

1. Identify where the primary stress is in the following words:

Algeria inhabitants independence Mauritania

Governing criteria auspices determine

Proponents inhibited

2. Identify where the unstressed neutral vowel(s) [schwa] are in the following words (if there are any):

Sahara neighbouring indigenous referendum

Governing colonization unanimously fundamental

Perspective connections colonial pursued

Diplomatic guerrilla government

3. How many syllables do the following words have?

Administered protectorate multilayered territory

Contemporary acknowledged sovereignty bolstered

International categories offering military

4. Say which of the two words provided rhymes with the underlined part of the key word.

Law = Knorr/know procedures = bridges/cedars

Urging = pure/girl status = statistics/states

Panacea = seer/sayer

Here are some of the words you have been having difficulty pronouncing correctly during the presentations. Do you know how to pronounce them?

Stress

disciples detriment authoritarian Tibet support

report Himalaya procedures appropriate barrier

percentage

Vowel sounds (including schwa)

further sphere chaos archaic earthly

lawfully interfere world word work

caste delicate union asylum though

enclaves Baltic arrangement corporativisim hierarchy

dynamics catastrophe

Consonant sound

authoritarian theocracy answer conquered harmful

codecision asylum psychological bomber debt

army thousand