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Ship Or Sheep (Unit 28: g (girl))


Sentence stress

In spoken English sentences, the most important words for the speaker's meaning are strongly stressed. Strongly stressed words are LOUDer and s l o w e r. Weakly stressed words are quieter and quicker: This gives English its rhythm.

Listen to the minimal pair sentences again and bold the strongly stressed words.

EXAMPLE     He’s got a lovely girl.

Pair 1: It's a hairy coat. / It's a hairy goat.

Pair 2: He’s got a lovely curl. / He’s got a lovely girl.

Pair 3: It’s a brilliant class! / It’s a brilliant glass!

Pair 4: She’s got a strong back. / She’s got a strong bag.

Pair 5: It’s crowing. / It's growing.
 
 
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