Vowels
Which of these words has a LONG vowel sound?
a. hop
b. fruit
c. met
b. fruit
Which word has 3 syllables?
a. burger
b. cheese
c. tomato
c. to-ma-to
Where is the STRONG syllable in "banana?"
ba-NA-na (2nd)
Which word is most important here?
The plane leaves at two o'clock.
TWO
Which word has a stop sound?
a. seas
b. seat
c. seal
b. seat
What is the two vowel rule?
When there are two vowels in one syllable, the FIRST one is pronounced, the SECOND one is silent.
(usually)
Which word has 1 syllable?
a. please
b. opened
c. city
a. please
Which word has a STRONG 1st syllable?
a. open
b. below
c. vanilla
a. O-pen
Which word is the most important here?
I need a new laptop.
laptop
Which continue sound is different from the others?
a. nights
b. rice
c. eyes
d. bus
c. eyes ("s" sounds like a Z)
Which word has a short vowel sound?
a. fill
b. hope
c. smile
a. fill
How many syllables are in the word
"refrigerator?"
5 syllables
re-frig-er-a-tor
Which word has a weak syllable?
a. mail
b. take
c. sofa
c. sofa
Listen to the sentence stress. Which is the correct change?
California is a city.
a. No, New York is a city.
b. No, California is a state.
b. California is a state.
Which word has a continue sound?
a. rolled
b. rode
c. roll
c. roll (L is a continue consonant)
Which word has a silent vowel?
a. pin
b. shake
c. left
b. shake
(silent "e" at the end)
Which word will have an EXTRA syllable in past tense?
a. decide
b. clean
c. park
a. decide
decid-ID
Where is the STRONG syllable in "celebration?"
ce-le-BRA-tion (3rd)
Listen to the sentence stress. Which is the correct change?
Do you want one burger?
a. No, I want three burgers.
b. No, I want one milkshake.
a. I want three burgers.
Which verb has a stop sound of "T" in the past tense?
a. park
b. play
c. plan
a. park
parked= park-T
Which word has the same sound as "wait?"
a. white
b. wet
c. name
c. name
Which word is divided into syllables correctly?
a. lemo-nade
b. lem-on-ade
c. lem-on-ad-e
b. lem-on-ade (3 syllables)
Where is the weak syllable in "microwave?"
MI-cro-WAVE
(the "o" is a schwa)
Is word stress more important for the MEANING of the sentence or the GRAMMAR of the sentence?
the meaning
Word stress tells you where the FOCUS of the sentence is, even if the grammar isn't correct.
Which verb has a stop sound of "D" in the past tense?
a. wish
b. close
c. stop
b. close
closed
close-D