Hyphenated Numbers
-teen Numbers
Cardinal Numbers
One or Two
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How many stress patterns did we learn today?
We learnt 1.
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I have fifteen dollars. Which syllable of the number is stressed?
The first syllable, (FIF-teen).
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Do numbers such as, 10, 20, 30, 40, etc. have strong stress on the first syllable or second syllable?
The first syllable.
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I gave you eighty-five dollars yesterday. Where is the stress on the number eighty-five?
The first syllable, (EIGH)ty-five.
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I have sixty-two dollars. Which syllable of the number is stressed?
The first syllable, (SIX)ty-two.
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My friend bought nineteen dollars worth of groceries. Which syllable of the number is stressed?
The first syllable, (NINE)teen.
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I bought twenty apples today. Where is the stress on the number twenty?
The first syllable, (TWEN)ty.
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The watermelon costs ninety-eight cents. Where is the stress on the number ninety-eight?
The first syllable, (NINE)ty-eight.
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The sweater was fifty-eight dollars. Which syllable of the number is stressed?
The first syllable, (FIF)ty-eight.
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I went to the store and bought sixteen dollars worth of groceries. Which syllable of the number is stressed?
The first syllable, (SIX)teen.
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I spent forty dollars on groceries today. What syllable is stressed on the number forty?
The first syllable, (FOR)-ty.
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Did I give you forty-five dollars or forty-two dollars? Where is the stress on the number forty-five and forty-two?
The first syllable, (FOR)ty-five and (FOR)ty-two.
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I said twenty-three, not thirty-three. Which syllable of the 2 numbers is stressed?
The first, (TWEN)ty-three and (THIR)ty-three.
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What is the stress pattern for numbers that end in teen?
(1) Numbers before nouns = stress 1st syllable
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I have thirteen dollars, and she has thirty dollars. Where is the stress on thirteen and thirty?
The first syllable, (THIR)teen and (THIR)ty.
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How many students are in the class? (Make sure to stress the number correctly).
There are (SIX)-teen students.