Intonation Sentence Stress
I.
Directions:In English, nouns, main verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, demonstratives and negative particles tend to be
stressed. Listen to the following phrases or sentences carefully
and mark the words that are stressed. Notice that they are
read louder than other words.(10 points).
 |
Key
|
 |
1. 'Just a 'moment
2. You’re 'welcome
3. 'every 'four 'hours
4. 'right in 'front of 'you
5. at 'this 'time of the 'day
6. the 'first 'turning on your 'left
7. 'go for a 'walk in the 'park
8. from the 'other 'side of the 'street
|
|
(10 points)
Example: a 'nice 'place
1. Just a moment.
2. You're welcome.
3. every four hours
4. right in front of you
5. at this time of the day
6. the first turning on your left
7. go for a walk in the park
8. from the other side of the street