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Question
Look up the following words in a dictionary and find out how to pronounce them. Pay attention to how many syllables there are in each word, and find out which syllable is stressed, or said more forcefully.
| palpitations | interfere | implore | thoroughbred |
| pedigree | principle | evidence | misfortune |
| malicious | embezzlement | architect | neighbours |
| accustomed | temporary | behaviour | documents |
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Solution
| Word | Syllables | Stressed Syllable |
| Palpitations | 4 | pal-pi-TAY-tions |
| Interfere | 3 | in-ter-FERE |
| Implore | 2 | im-PLORE |
| Thoroughbred | 3 | THOR-ough-bred |
| Pedigree | 3 | PED-i-gree |
| Principle | 3 | PRIN-ci-ple |
| Evidence | 3 | EV-i-dence |
| Misfortune | 3 | mis-FOR-tune |
| Malicious | 3 | ma-LI-cious |
| Embezzlement | 4 | em-BEZ-zle-ment |
| Architect | 3 | AR-chi-tect |
| Neighbours | 2 | NEIGH-bours |
| Accustomed | 3 | ac-CUS-tomed |
| Temporary | 4 | TEM-po-rar-y |
| Behaviour | 3 | be-HAV-iour |
| Documents | 3 | DOC-u-ments |
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Chapter 11: The Proposal - Exercise [Page 135]
