Sunday, August 22, 2010
syllabic division
Syllabic Division, Stress and Phonetic transcription
( from the text books of class VI – X )
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
1 again a.gain 2 a.'gain /ə.'gen/
2 ambition am.bition 2 am.'bition /æm.'bɪʃ.ən/
3 apple ap.ple 2 'ap.ple /'æp.l/
4 approach ap.proach 2 ap.'proach /ə.'prəʊtʃ/
5 argue arg.ue 2 'arg.ue /'ɑːg.ju:/
6 aside a.side 2 a.'side /ə.'saɪd/
7 asleep a.sleep 2 a.'sleep /ə.'sli:p/
8 badminton bad.min.ton 3 'bad.min.ton /'bæd.mɪn.tən/
9 basketball ba.sket.ball 3 'ba.sket.ball /'bɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/
10 berth 1 'berth /'bɜːθ/
11 birth birth 1 'birth /'bɜːθ/
12 boy boy 1 'boy /'bɔɪ/
13 building buil.ding 2 'buil.ding /'bɪl.dɪŋ/
14 calm calm 1 'calm /'kɑːm/
15 chair chair 1 'chair /'tʃeə/
16 children chil.dren 2 'chil.dren /'tʃɪl.drən/
17 colonel colo.nel 2 'colo.nel /'kɜː.nəl/
18 comic com.ic 2 'com.ic /'kɒm.ɪk/
19 company com.pa.ny 3 'com.pa.ny /'kʌm.pə.ni/
20 completing com.ple.ting 3 com.'ple.ting /kəm.'pli:.tɪŋ/
21 computer com.pu.ter 3 com.'pu.ter /kəm.'pju:.tə/
22 conduct (n) con.duct (n) 2 'con.duct (n) /'kɒn.dʌkt/
23 conduct (v) con.duct (v) 2 con.'duct (v) /kən.'dʌkt/
24 converse (v) con.verse 2 con.'verse /kən.'vɜːs/
25 converse(n/adj) con.verse 2 'con.verse /'kɒn.vɜːs/
26 coustomer cous.to.mer 3 'cous.to.mer /'kʌs.tə.mə/
27 cricket crick.et 2 'crick.et /'krɪk.ɪt/
28 dangerous dan.ger.ous 3 'dan.ger.ous /'deɪn.dʒər.əs/
29 dining din.ing 2 'din.ing /'daɪn.ɪŋ/
30 discovered di.scov.ered 3 di.'scov.ered /dɪ.'skʌv.ərd/
31 disguise dis.guise 2 dis.'guise /dɪs.'gaɪz/
32 emergency e.mer.gen.cy 4 e.'mer.gen.cy /ɪ.'mɜː.dʒənt .si/
33 English En.glish 2 'En.glish /'ɪŋ.glɪʃ/
34 entrance en.trance 2 'en.trance /'en.trənt s/
35 evening eve.ning 2 'eve.ning /'iːv.nɪŋ/
36 everyone eve.ry.one 3 'eve.ry.one /'ev.ri.wʌn/
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
37 export (n) ex.port (n) 2 'ex.port (n) /'ek.spɔːt/
38 export (v) ex.port (v) 2 ex.'port (v) /ɪk.'spɔːt/
39 fight (n) fight (n) 1 'fight (n) /'faɪt/
40 fight (v) fight (v) 1 'fight (v) /'faɪt/
41 football foot.ball 2 'foot.ball /'fʊt.bɔːl/
42 Government Gov.ern.ment 3 'Gov.ern.ment /'gʌv.ən.mənt/
43 great great 1 'great /'greɪt/
44 hockey hock.ey 2 'hock.ey /'hɒk.i/
45 horizon ho.ri.zon 3 ho.'ri.zon /hə.'raɪ.zən/
46 household house.hold 2 'house.hold /'haʊs.həʊld/
47 housewives house.wives 2 'house.wives /'haʊs.waɪvz/
48 important im.por.tant 3 im.'por.tant /ɪm.'pɔː.tənt/
49 India In.di.a 3 'In.di.a /'ɪn.di.ə/
50 inside in.side 2 in.'side /ɪn.'saɪd/
51 inspector in.spec.tor 3 in.'spec.tor /ɪn.'spek.tə/
52 insult (n) in.sult (n) 2 'in.sult (n) /'ɪn.sʌlt/
53 insult (v) in.sult (v) 2 in.'sult (v) /ɪn.'sʌlt/
54 interest (n) in.ter.est (n) 3 'in.ter.est (n) /'ɪn.tər.est/
55 Interest (v) In.ter.est (v) 3 'In.ter.est (v) /'ɪn.tər.est/
56 laboratory la.bor.a.tory 4 la.'bor.a.tory /lə.'bɒr.ə.tri/
57 late late 1 'late /'leɪt/
58 listening list.en.ing 3 'list.en.ing /'lɪs.ən.ɪŋ/
59 lucky luck.y 2 'luck.y /'lʌk.i/
60 men men 1 'men /'men/
61 mouse mouse 1 'mouse /'maʊs/
62 murder mur.der 2 'mur.der /'mɜː.də/
63 notice (v) & (n) no.tice 2 'no.tice /'nəʊ.tɪs/
64 object (n) ob.ject (n) 2 'ob.ject (n) /'ɒb.dʒɪkt/
65 object (v) ob.ject (v) 2 ob.'ject (v) /əb.'dʒekt/
66 office of.fice 2 'of.fice /'ɒf.ɪs/
67 ornaments or.na.ments 3 'or.na.ments /'ɔː.nə.mənts/
68 outside out.side 2 out.'side /aʊt.'saɪd/
69 people peo.ple 2 'peo.ple /'piː.pl̩/
70 present (n & adv.) pre.sent (n) 2 'pre.sent (n) /'prez.ənt/
71 present (v) pre.sent (v) 2 pre.'sent (v) /prɪ.'zent/
72 produce (n) prod.uce (n) 2 'prod.uce (n) /'prɒd.juːs/
73 produce (v) prod.uce (v) 2 prod.'uce (v) /prəd.'juːs/
74 promised prom.ised 2 'prom.ised /'prɒm.ɪst/
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
75 refuse re.fuse 2 re.'fuse /rɪ.'fjuːz/
76 remember re.mem.ber 2 re.'mem.ber /rɪ.'mem.bə/
77 respect (n) re.spect (n) 2 re.'spect (n) /rɪ.'spekt/
78 respect (v) re.spect (v) 2 re.'spect (v) /rɪ.'spekt/
79 returning re.turn.ing 3 re.'turn.ing /rɪ.'tɜːn.ɪŋ/
80 room room 1 'room /'ruːm/
81 servant ser.vant 2 'ser.vant /'sɜː.vənt/
82 several sev.er.al 3 'sev.er.al /'sev.ər.əl/
83 shopping shop.ping 2 'shop.ping /'ʃɒp.ɪŋ/
84 shouted shout.ed 2 'shout.ed /'ʃaʊt.ɪd/
85 suddenly sud.den.ly 3 'sud.den.ly /'sʌd.ən.li/
86 supermarket su.per.mar.ket 4 'su.per.mar.ket /'suː.pə.mɑː.kɪt/
87 surprise sur.prise 2 sur.'prise /sə.'praɪz/
88 table ta.ble 2 'ta.ble /'teɪ.bl ̩/
89 tennis ten.nis 2 'ten.nis /'ten.ɪs/
90 theory theo.ry 2 'theo.ry /'θɪə.ri/
91 toss toss 1 'toss /'tɒs/
92 towards to.wards 2 to.'wards /tə.'wɔːdz/
93 understand un.der.stand 3 un.der.'stand /ʌn.də.'stænd/
94 verandah ve.ran.dah 3 ve.'ran.dah /və.'ræn.də/
95 visit (n) & (v) vis.it 2 'vis.it /'vɪz.ɪt/
96 wife wife 1 'wife /'waɪf/
97 winter win.ter 2 'win.ter /'wɪn.tə/
98 woman wom.an 2 'wom.an /'wʊm.ən/
99 women wom.en 2 'wom.en /'wɪm.ɪn
100 you you 1 you /juː/
A SYLLABLE = A SOUND UNIT
STRESS = THE PROMINENT SOUND IN A WORD
( from the text books of class VI – X )
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
1 again a.gain 2 a.'gain /ə.'gen/
2 ambition am.bition 2 am.'bition /æm.'bɪʃ.ən/
3 apple ap.ple 2 'ap.ple /'æp.l/
4 approach ap.proach 2 ap.'proach /ə.'prəʊtʃ/
5 argue arg.ue 2 'arg.ue /'ɑːg.ju:/
6 aside a.side 2 a.'side /ə.'saɪd/
7 asleep a.sleep 2 a.'sleep /ə.'sli:p/
8 badminton bad.min.ton 3 'bad.min.ton /'bæd.mɪn.tən/
9 basketball ba.sket.ball 3 'ba.sket.ball /'bɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/
10 berth 1 'berth /'bɜːθ/
11 birth birth 1 'birth /'bɜːθ/
12 boy boy 1 'boy /'bɔɪ/
13 building buil.ding 2 'buil.ding /'bɪl.dɪŋ/
14 calm calm 1 'calm /'kɑːm/
15 chair chair 1 'chair /'tʃeə/
16 children chil.dren 2 'chil.dren /'tʃɪl.drən/
17 colonel colo.nel 2 'colo.nel /'kɜː.nəl/
18 comic com.ic 2 'com.ic /'kɒm.ɪk/
19 company com.pa.ny 3 'com.pa.ny /'kʌm.pə.ni/
20 completing com.ple.ting 3 com.'ple.ting /kəm.'pli:.tɪŋ/
21 computer com.pu.ter 3 com.'pu.ter /kəm.'pju:.tə/
22 conduct (n) con.duct (n) 2 'con.duct (n) /'kɒn.dʌkt/
23 conduct (v) con.duct (v) 2 con.'duct (v) /kən.'dʌkt/
24 converse (v) con.verse 2 con.'verse /kən.'vɜːs/
25 converse(n/adj) con.verse 2 'con.verse /'kɒn.vɜːs/
26 coustomer cous.to.mer 3 'cous.to.mer /'kʌs.tə.mə/
27 cricket crick.et 2 'crick.et /'krɪk.ɪt/
28 dangerous dan.ger.ous 3 'dan.ger.ous /'deɪn.dʒər.əs/
29 dining din.ing 2 'din.ing /'daɪn.ɪŋ/
30 discovered di.scov.ered 3 di.'scov.ered /dɪ.'skʌv.ərd/
31 disguise dis.guise 2 dis.'guise /dɪs.'gaɪz/
32 emergency e.mer.gen.cy 4 e.'mer.gen.cy /ɪ.'mɜː.dʒənt .si/
33 English En.glish 2 'En.glish /'ɪŋ.glɪʃ/
34 entrance en.trance 2 'en.trance /'en.trənt s/
35 evening eve.ning 2 'eve.ning /'iːv.nɪŋ/
36 everyone eve.ry.one 3 'eve.ry.one /'ev.ri.wʌn/
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
37 export (n) ex.port (n) 2 'ex.port (n) /'ek.spɔːt/
38 export (v) ex.port (v) 2 ex.'port (v) /ɪk.'spɔːt/
39 fight (n) fight (n) 1 'fight (n) /'faɪt/
40 fight (v) fight (v) 1 'fight (v) /'faɪt/
41 football foot.ball 2 'foot.ball /'fʊt.bɔːl/
42 Government Gov.ern.ment 3 'Gov.ern.ment /'gʌv.ən.mənt/
43 great great 1 'great /'greɪt/
44 hockey hock.ey 2 'hock.ey /'hɒk.i/
45 horizon ho.ri.zon 3 ho.'ri.zon /hə.'raɪ.zən/
46 household house.hold 2 'house.hold /'haʊs.həʊld/
47 housewives house.wives 2 'house.wives /'haʊs.waɪvz/
48 important im.por.tant 3 im.'por.tant /ɪm.'pɔː.tənt/
49 India In.di.a 3 'In.di.a /'ɪn.di.ə/
50 inside in.side 2 in.'side /ɪn.'saɪd/
51 inspector in.spec.tor 3 in.'spec.tor /ɪn.'spek.tə/
52 insult (n) in.sult (n) 2 'in.sult (n) /'ɪn.sʌlt/
53 insult (v) in.sult (v) 2 in.'sult (v) /ɪn.'sʌlt/
54 interest (n) in.ter.est (n) 3 'in.ter.est (n) /'ɪn.tər.est/
55 Interest (v) In.ter.est (v) 3 'In.ter.est (v) /'ɪn.tər.est/
56 laboratory la.bor.a.tory 4 la.'bor.a.tory /lə.'bɒr.ə.tri/
57 late late 1 'late /'leɪt/
58 listening list.en.ing 3 'list.en.ing /'lɪs.ən.ɪŋ/
59 lucky luck.y 2 'luck.y /'lʌk.i/
60 men men 1 'men /'men/
61 mouse mouse 1 'mouse /'maʊs/
62 murder mur.der 2 'mur.der /'mɜː.də/
63 notice (v) & (n) no.tice 2 'no.tice /'nəʊ.tɪs/
64 object (n) ob.ject (n) 2 'ob.ject (n) /'ɒb.dʒɪkt/
65 object (v) ob.ject (v) 2 ob.'ject (v) /əb.'dʒekt/
66 office of.fice 2 'of.fice /'ɒf.ɪs/
67 ornaments or.na.ments 3 'or.na.ments /'ɔː.nə.mənts/
68 outside out.side 2 out.'side /aʊt.'saɪd/
69 people peo.ple 2 'peo.ple /'piː.pl̩/
70 present (n & adv.) pre.sent (n) 2 'pre.sent (n) /'prez.ənt/
71 present (v) pre.sent (v) 2 pre.'sent (v) /prɪ.'zent/
72 produce (n) prod.uce (n) 2 'prod.uce (n) /'prɒd.juːs/
73 produce (v) prod.uce (v) 2 prod.'uce (v) /prəd.'juːs/
74 promised prom.ised 2 'prom.ised /'prɒm.ɪst/
Sl.No Word Syllabic division No. of syllables Marking of Stress Phonetic Transcription
75 refuse re.fuse 2 re.'fuse /rɪ.'fjuːz/
76 remember re.mem.ber 2 re.'mem.ber /rɪ.'mem.bə/
77 respect (n) re.spect (n) 2 re.'spect (n) /rɪ.'spekt/
78 respect (v) re.spect (v) 2 re.'spect (v) /rɪ.'spekt/
79 returning re.turn.ing 3 re.'turn.ing /rɪ.'tɜːn.ɪŋ/
80 room room 1 'room /'ruːm/
81 servant ser.vant 2 'ser.vant /'sɜː.vənt/
82 several sev.er.al 3 'sev.er.al /'sev.ər.əl/
83 shopping shop.ping 2 'shop.ping /'ʃɒp.ɪŋ/
84 shouted shout.ed 2 'shout.ed /'ʃaʊt.ɪd/
85 suddenly sud.den.ly 3 'sud.den.ly /'sʌd.ən.li/
86 supermarket su.per.mar.ket 4 'su.per.mar.ket /'suː.pə.mɑː.kɪt/
87 surprise sur.prise 2 sur.'prise /sə.'praɪz/
88 table ta.ble 2 'ta.ble /'teɪ.bl ̩/
89 tennis ten.nis 2 'ten.nis /'ten.ɪs/
90 theory theo.ry 2 'theo.ry /'θɪə.ri/
91 toss toss 1 'toss /'tɒs/
92 towards to.wards 2 to.'wards /tə.'wɔːdz/
93 understand un.der.stand 3 un.der.'stand /ʌn.də.'stænd/
94 verandah ve.ran.dah 3 ve.'ran.dah /və.'ræn.də/
95 visit (n) & (v) vis.it 2 'vis.it /'vɪz.ɪt/
96 wife wife 1 'wife /'waɪf/
97 winter win.ter 2 'win.ter /'wɪn.tə/
98 woman wom.an 2 'wom.an /'wʊm.ən/
99 women wom.en 2 'wom.en /'wɪm.ɪn
100 you you 1 you /juː/
A SYLLABLE = A SOUND UNIT
STRESS = THE PROMINENT SOUND IN A WORD
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