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Stress Rules
Idioms
Consonants and Vowels
-s and -ed
Phrasal Verbs
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Where do you put the stress in these numbers: fourteen forty
fourTEEN and FORty
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What does this idiom mean: it runs in the family
"It runs in the family" means an ability or talent that is passed on through the family
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What does 'voiced' mean?
A 'voiced' sound is a sound made by vibrating your vocal chords.
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How do you pronounce the S if a word ends in a voiceless sound? (Pets)
Use voiceless /s/: pet/s/
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What does "take down" mean?
"Take down" means to destroy, pull down, or remove something
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Where do you put the stress in a compound noun? For example: classroom
CLASSroom
200
What does this mean: "a piece of cake"?
"A piece of cake" means something that is very easy.
200
What is a voiceless sound? Give an example.
A voiceless sound does not vibrate your vocal chords. P, T, K, and F are examples of voiceless sounds.
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How do you pronounce S if a word ends in a voiced sound? (Dog)
Use voiced /z/: dog/z/
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What does "hang out" mean?
Hang out means to spend time with someone doing something together, usually something fun
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Where do you put stress in this two-syllable noun and verb pair? Noun: produce Verb: produce
Noun: PROduce Verb: proDUCE
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What does this idiom mean: in the same boat
"in the same boat" means you are in the same situation with another person, usually something bad, like both having to work too many hours
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How do you pronounce these word pairs? eat - it hill - heel leave - live
/i/ - /I/ /I/ - /i/ /i/ - /I/
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How do you pronounce S if a word ends in a S sound? (Boss)
Use -es, because a vowel between the s sounds is needed: boss/es/
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What does "look forward to" mean?
Look forward to means that you are excited for something that will happen in the near future and you are thinking about it hoping it happens soon.
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Where do you put the stress in the word: application?
The stress goes right before the suffix: appliCAtion
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What does this idiom mean: birds of a feather flock together
"Birds of a Feather Flock Together" means people who like similar things enjoy spending time and being together
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What is the difference between /b/ and /v/?
/b/ is pronounced with lips together, and forcing air out. /v/ is pronounced with top teeth to bottom lip, vibrating air out
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How do you pronounce -ed if the word ends in a voiceless sound? (Thanked)
Pronounce it with a voiceless /t/ : Thank/t/
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What does "take off" mean?
Take off means to leave somewhere; usually it is used to talk about leaving on an airplane for a trip.
500
Where is the stress in these two words? Why? artist artistic
ARtist arTIStic Because we move the stress to the syllable right before the suffix.
500
What does this idiom mean: "what comes around goes around"
"What comes around goes around" means if you do something bad to someone, something bad will happen to you too. Also, if you do something good for someone, something good will happen for you too.
500
Which consonants are aspirated (air puffs out) consonants? (HINT: aspirated sounds are voiceless)
Voiceless, aspirated: P T K Voiced Stops: B, D, G
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How do you pronounce this word pair: Voiceless: Picked - /t/ or /d/? Voiced: Planned - /t/ or /d/?
Voiceless: Picked - /T/ Voiced: Planned - /D/
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What does "put off" mean?
Put off means to not do something and to say you will do it later. If I 'put off' going to the store, it means I am not doing it now, and will do it later.