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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 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

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 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

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 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? "I'm not positive."
rising
500

What is the meaning of the following sentence: "Ricky thought his friend was lazy." A) Ricky thinks his friend is lazy. B) The friend is thinking Ricky is lazy.

A) Ricky thinks his friend is lazy.

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

What are the three complex vowels? (You may say the vowel sound or use words that contain the sounds.)

hi (ay) now (aw) toy (oy)

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."
level and falling