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5.   Pronounce the following words with the correct stress.

               a.   scour /skaʊər/                                  b. replenish /rɪˈplen.ɪʃ/

               c.   pedestrian /pəˈdes.tri.ən/                     d. desert   /ˈdez.ət/
               e.   anniversary /ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.sər.i/                  f. table/ˈteɪ.bəl/

               g.   fluorescent /flɔːˈres.ənt/                     h. amateur/ˈæm.ə.tər/
               i.    dare /deər/                                   j. testify  /ˈtes.tɪ.faɪ/

          6.   Write the following phonetically transcribed sentences in letters
               and read them with the correct intonation.


               a.   teɪk jɔːr tʃɑːns mæn.
               b.   ə stɪtʃ ɪn taɪm seɪvs naɪn.

               c.   weər  du  juː lɪv ?
               d.    pliːz let miː tʃek ðɪs.

               e.   haʊ ɑːr juː?

          7.   Use the following words/phrases in your own sentences.

               a. epidemic                    b. fall upon                c. chatty
               d. be all heart                e. warehouse                f. write off

               g. achievement                 h. hastened                 i. advocacy
          9.   Use the words in the arrow to complete the paragraph below.








                 served        patriotism        icon       brilliant        glorious    inspiring

                 hospital        kind      neurosurgeons     alluring        Tragic      fellow






          June 18, 2018 came with a ………………… news for the Nepalese. Upendra
          Devkota, one of the finest ………………..of the world took his last breath on

          the very day. Being born in a poor family in Gorkha district on December

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