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