Ship Or Sheep - Unit 16: aɪ (fine)
Sentence stress
Listen to the minimal pair sentences again and bold, the sentence stress (on page 57). Strongly stressed words are LOUDer and slower. Weakly stressed words are quieter and quicker:
EXAMPLE That was a good buy.
Pair 1: That was a good bar. / That was a good buy.
Pair 2: What a noisy bark. / What a noisy bike.
Pair 3: He loves his Pa. / He loves his pie.
Pair 4: It’s got two R's./It’s got two eyes.
Pair 5: It’s a cart. / It’s a kite.
Pair 6: Check the heart. / Check the height.