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 er. Weakly stressed words are quieter and quidcer: 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.