Ship Or Sheep (Unit 15: eɪ (male))
First read the minimal pair sentences and try to guess which words will be stressed. Notice which words are nouns, adjectives or main verbs. These are often important, and the most important words for the meaning of a sentence are stressed.Then listen to the sentences again and bold the sentence stress.
EXAMPLE What an awful pen! / What an awful pain!
Pair 1: What an awful pen! / What an awful pain!
Pair 2: The dog's in the shed. / The dog's in the shade.
Pair 3: It’s a difficult edge. / It’s a difficult age.
Pair 4: Just wet. / Just wait.
Pair 5: Test this food. / Taste this food.
Pair 6: That’s too much pepper. / That’s too much paper.