Exercise 2: Divide the words into two column
release borrow agree people ruler
defeat pleasure attack rapid demand
suggest believe leaver destroy money
ancient alive person system machine
species creamy across prepare pirate
deny police surround invent confide
canal paper sentence possess river
happen appoint retire purpose damage
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Exercise 1: Choose the word which has the different part of syllable stress position.
1. A. cannon B. chaos C. culture D. direct
2. A. Easter B. festive C. rename D. harvest
3. A. highlight B. enjoy C. reverse D. review
4. A. invest B. major C. perform D. machine
5. A. leather B. account C. adapt D. decide
6. A. answer B. believe C. rely D. decrease
7. A. police B. result C. correct D. traffic
8. A. funny B. pretty C. lucky D. alone
9. A. breakfast B. pepper C. hotel D. ticket
10. A. parade B. copy C. replace D. arrive