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Stress & Rhythm
Dropped Syllables
Vowels
Consonants
Intonation
100
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 tense 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
What is correct past tense ending sound of the verb "listen"? /d/ or /t/
/d/ (listend)
200
What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following question? "Will you stay?"
rising
300

Why would the word "finally" be the focus of the sentence "She finally invited me"

Finally is stressed because it shows that this person has been waiting a long time to be invited.

300
What is the dropped syllable in the word "practically"?
practic(a)lly
300
Which of the following words contains a lax vowel? had / head
head
300
What is correct past tense ending sound of the verb "walk"? /d/ or /t/
/t/ (walkt)
300
What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following statement? "Linda is my sister."
falling
400

Why would the word "never" be the focus of the sentence "I would never leave this job"

Never is stressed because it is important to emphasize that this person plans to always stay at this job

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
Which of the following consonants are NOT aspirated? /P/, /T/, /K/, /S/
/S/
400

What kind of intonation (rising, falling) is used for the following statement? "You're having a baby!!!."

rising

500

In the phrase "There were two hour long tests in this class". What is the meaning?

A)The course had tests that were two hours long.

B)The course had two tests that were an hour long each.

B)The course had two tests that were an hour long each.

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

Give 3 words that use the dipthong /ɔɪ/ like in "toy"

point / voice / choice / enjoy / noise / coin / boil / annoy / oil

500
Name two consonants in which air flows through the nose (i.e. "nasal" sounds)
m, n, ng
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."

rising and falling