Listening exercise 4.

Listen to the stress patterns in the first name and family names from the greetings and introductions.

Mark the stress patterns.
Mark the schwa / / when you hear it.
Write the number of syllables pronounced.

Look at the examples:
                                                          / ə / 
Frist names:     Pat (1)            Margaret (2)                 Denise (  )

                         Peter (  )         Colin     ( )

Family* names: Spencer ( )     Williams (  )               Phillips (  )
                           Edwards (  )

Which is the most common stress pattern?
What did you notice about the pronunciation of Margaret?

Check your answers with the Answers Key.

*family name = surname

Answers:

                         / ə /
Frist names:     Denise ( 2 )

                             / ə /                    / ə /
                         Peter (2  )         Colin     (2 )
                                   / ə /                 / ə /                              / ə /
Family* names: Spencer ( 2)     Williams ( 2 )               Phillips ( 2 )
                                 / ə /
                           Edwards (2  )

The most common patern in 2 syllable names is_.
The second syllable usually has a schwa / ə /.
Margaret has 3 syllables in writing: Mar gar et but only 2 syllables in pronunciation: /'ma grət/.