When increasing your( )through reading, sometimes it is difficult to know the correct( )of a word. To be sure that you know how to words that you have not heard, refer to a( ) . There you will find the following( )marks: the( ), which shows short vowel sounds; the( ), which shows long vowel sounds; and the( )mark, which shows where to place vocal stress on the word.





accent
emphasis or stress placed on a syllable or word

advertisement
a notice designed to attract public notice or patronage

aviation
the operation of aircraft

biology
the science of life and living organisms

bouquet
a number of picked flowers tied together in a bunch

breve
a curved diacritical mark used to indicate an unstressed syllable or a short vowel

ceiling
the upper inside limit of a room; also the height above the ground of the lowest clouds

diacritical
marking a distinction

dictionary
a book of the words of a language together with their pronunciations, definitions, and etymologies

director
an overseer or head of a group

envelope
the pouch which encases a letter

forehead
the top of the face above the eyes

forfeit
to lose and thereby give up rights

handicap
a physical disability

honesty
truthfulness

horrid
nasty or disgusting in nature

humorous
comical

international
beyond the boundaries of a single nation

macron
the horizontal mark used to indicate a stressed syllable in a foot of verse

merciful
showing mercy

personal
of a particular person; private

personnel
the body of persons employed by an organization

pronounce
to articulate a word or sound; to state formally

pronunciation
the way in which a word or sound is spoken

rebellion
defiance of authority

seize
to grasp suddenly and forcibly

separate
to set or keep apart; divide

temperance
the condition of being moderate; self-restraint

vocabulary
a stock of words used and understood

zoology
the biological science of animals