Stress & Rhythm
Where does the stress fall in "record" in the following sentence? Please don't forget to record the presentation given by the teacher.
reCORD (second syllable)
What is the dropped syllable in the word "interesting"?
int(e)resting
Which of the following words contains a long vowel sound? sleep / slip / slap
sleep
Which word contains the voiced TH sound? thin / then
then
Where does the secondary stress fall in "presentation" in the following sentence? That was a lovely presentation: you seemed very confident!
PREsenTATION (first syllable - secondary stress, third syllable - primary stress)
What is the dropped syllable in the word "every"?
ev(e)ry
How many vowel sounds are in this word? mischievous
3
What is correct past tense ending sound of the verb "listen"? /d/ or /t/
/d/ (listend)
"I want to play baseball with my brother tomorrow."
Where does the stress fall in the word "baseball"?
baseball
What is the dropped syllable in the word "practically"?
practic(a)lly
How many vowel sounds are in this word?
management
What is the correct final consonant sound in walked?
/t/ (walkt)
Which of the words does not have stress in the last syllable?
present (verb)
contents
personnel
contents
Which of the words in this sentence has a dropped syllable?
"The temperature was high enough to boil the soup".
temp(e)rature
Which of the words below doesn't belong?
word / nerd / herd / bird / occurred / third
occurred (2 syllables)
Which word doesn't belong (/S/)?
walks / matches / Jack's / Starbucks/ adapts
matches - [iz]
Does the word "polite" have a schwa sound?
yes, in -po-
Which word has the dropped syllable?
" I feel quite uncomfortable when someone stares at me like you do".
uncomf(or)table
Which of the words below doesn't belong (number of syllables)?
pollution / donated / approval / awareness / idea
idea (2 syllables)
How many consonant sounds are there in this sentence? "Why tie the white tie?"
6