Say the following words with correct stress. Pronounce the parts given in bold loudly and clearly.

camel	balloon
decent	opinion
fearless	enormous
careful	fulfil
father	together
govern	degree
bottle	before

● In a word having more than one syllable, the stressed syllable is the one that is more prominent than the other syllable(s)

● A word has as many syllables as it has vowels.

man (one syllable)

manner (two syllables)

● The mark (‘) indicates that the first syllable in ‘manner’ is more prominent than the other.

Use ‘all’ or ‘both’ in the blanks. Tell your partner why you chose one or the other.

(i) He has two brothers. ______ are lawyers.

(ii) More than ten persons called. _______ of them wanted to see you.

(iii) They ________ cheered the team.

(iv) _____ her parents are teachers.

(v) How much have you got? Give me ___ of it.

Complete each sentence using the right form of the adjective given in brackets.

(i) My friend has one of the _____ cars on the road. (fast)

(ii) This is the ____ story I have ever read. (interesting)

(iii) What you are doing now is ____ than what you did yesterday. (easy)

(iv) Ramesh and his wife are both ____ (short)

(v) He arrived ______ as usual. Even the chief guest came ____ than he did. (late, early)

Underline stressed syllables in the following words. Consult the dictionary or ask the teacher if necessary.

Writing a notice for the School Notice Board.

Step 1

Discuss why notice are put up on the notice board. What kinds of ‘notices’ have you lately seen on the board? How is a notice different from a letter or a descriptive paragraph?

Step 2

Suppose you have lost or found something on the campus. What have you lost or found? You want to write a notice about it. If you have lost something, you want it restored to you in case someone has found it. If you have found something, you want to return it to its owner.

Step 3

Write a few lines describing the object you have lost or found. Mention the purpose of the notice in clear terms. Also write your name, class, section and date.

Step 4

Let one member of each group read aloud the notice to the entire class. Compare your notice with the other notices, and make changes, if necessary, with the help of the teacher.

OR

● Imagine that you are a journalist.

● You have been asked to interview the president of the village panchayat.

● Write eight to ten questions you wish to ask.

● The questions should elicit comments as well as plans regarding water and electricity, cleanliness and school education in the village.