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Word stress
Grammar
Listen and mark (') the stress in the words.
Comparisons of quantifi ers: more, less/fewer
spacious pollution poverty Read the sentences.

stressful hungry nutrition 1. Children in the slums have more diseases than
those in wealthy areas.
increase support violence
2. The countryside has fewer problems than a big city.
shortage disease healthcare
Comparisons of quantifi ers
Listen again and repeat. traffi c, pollution, food …
> more _______________________ than
problems, solutions …
Look out! less nutrition, clean water …
Some two-syllable words can be a noun < _____ _____________________ than
or a verb. The stress changes when the fewer diseases, criminals …
use of the word changes.
D Read the information about the two cities.
Noun Verb
General Stress on the Stress on the
rules fi rst syllable second syllable
2 R R 2
e.g. This 'record e.g. Can you re'cord
is great. this programme for
me?
Group 1 Group 2 Brumba
Exceptions Both nouns Both nouns and Density: 4,509 people/km 2 2
l /k
and verbs have verbs have stress
Accommodation: 57% in slums
stress on the on the second
fi rst syllable. syllable. Average earnings: 4$/day
2 R R 2
Enough food: 45% population
e.g. There’s no e.g. Shall we go and
'answer to this watch the pa'rade? Children over ten going to school: 71%
question.

Listen and repeat each pair. Mark (') the stress
on the words in the table below.
Example: 'record (n) re'cord (v)

Words As a noun As a verb
Crystal
record record record Density: 928 people/km 2

picture picture picture Accommodation: 3% in slums
Average earnings: 66$/day
answer answer answer
Enough food: 98% population
parade parade parade
Children over ten going to school: 98%
support support support

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