Exercise 1-48:

Regular Transitions of Adjectives and Verbs

Mark the intonation or indicate the long vowel on the italicized word, depending which part of speech it is.

Pause the CD and mark the proper syllables.

See Answer Key, beginning on page 193.

Repeat

1

You need to insert a paragraph here on this newspaper insert.

2

How can you object to this object?

3

I'd like to present you with this present.

4

Would you care to elaborate on his elaborate explanation?

5

The manufacturer couldn't recall if there'd been a recall.

6

The religious convert wanted to convert the world.

7

The political rebels wanted to rebel against the world.

8

The mogul wanted to record a new record for his latest artist.

9

If you perfect your intonation, your accent will be perfect.

10

Due to the drought, the fields didn't produce much produce this year.

11

Unfortunately, City Hall wouldn't permit them to get a permit.

12

Have you heard that your associate is known to associate with gangsters?

13

How much do you estimate that the estimate will be?

14

The facilitator wanted to separate the general topic into separate categories.