Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Notice the position of the word stress in them.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Words:
per'cent - per'centage
'industry - in'dustrious
'disaster - di'sastrous
'outrage - out'rageous
'mystery - mys'terious
re'gard - re'gardless
'medicine - me'dicinal

The herb is used for purposes, although it isn’t usually thought of as a .
The journey was a . In fact, the whole vacation was .
The decision was an - quite . I was appalled.
of his mistakes, the president continues to be held in high .
Workers in the steel are generally skilled and .
The Democrats’ lead is now eight points, and has risen three in the last week.
Her disappearance was never explained, and her whereabouts remain a until today.

Now listen to the sentences and read them aloud.