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Stress & Rhythm
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Where does the stress fall in "record" in the following sentence? Please record the presentation.
reCORD (second syllable)
100
What is the dropped syllable in the word "interesting"?
int(e)resting
100

Which of the following words contains a long vowel? sleep / slip

sleep

100
Which word contains the voiced TH sound? thin / then
then
100
What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following question? "Where is my book?"
falling
200
Where does the stress fall in "present" in the following sentence? This is a lovely present.
PREsent (first syllable)
200
What is the dropped syllable in the word "every"?
ev(e)ry
200

Which of the words below doesn't belong? look / soon / mood

look

200

Which word has a long consonant sound? (think, thing)

thing (voiced consonant)

200
What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following question? "Will you stay?"
rising
300

Which word is stressed in the following sentence? "I want to go to the baseball game tomorrow."

baseball

300
What is the dropped syllable in the word "practically"?
practic(a)lly
300

Which of the following words contains a short vowel? made / mad

mad

300

Which sentence has an aspirant? (I think it's cold, I think it's gold)

I think it's cold.

300
What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following statement? "Linda is my sister."
falling
400

Which word is stressed in the following sentence? "I want to go to the baseball game tomorrow."

tomorrow

400
What is the dropped syllable in the word "temperature"?
temp(e)rature
400
Which of the words below doesn't belong? bought / boat / law
boat
400

In American English, what happens to the letter /t/ when it's at the end of a word?

It becomes a glottal stop (loses it's pronunciation).

400

What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following statement? "Can we see the book?"

rising

500

What is the meaning of the following sentence: "I never said she stole my money."

She stole some money, but it didn't belong to me.

500
What is the dropped syllable in the word "uncomfortable"?
uncomf(or)table
500

Which word contains a diphthong? (Hub, dog, boy, tree)

Boy

500

In American English, what happens to the letter /t/ when it's in the middle of a word?

It becomes a tap sound similar to /d/.

500

What kind of intonation pattern is used for the following statement? "I may not have a lot of marketing experience, but I'm a quick learner."

level and falling