SupraEnglish
Pronunciation
Pronunciation/Unit 5: Sentence Stress

Vocabulary

📝

Content Word

//ˈkɒn.tent//

"Important meaning."

📝

Function Word

//ˈfʌŋk.ʃən//

"Grammar word."

📝

Nouns

//naʊnz//

"Things."

📝

Verbs

//vɜːbz//

"Actions."

📝

Adjectives

//ˈædʒ.ek.tɪvz//

"Describers."

📝

Reduced

//rɪˈdjuːst//

"Made weak."

📝

Weak Form

//wiːk fɔːm//

"Schwa version."

📝

Preposition

//ˌprep.əˈzɪʃ.ən//

"At/On/In."

📝

Pronoun

//ˈprəʊ.naʊn//

"He/She/It."

📝

Auxiliary

//ɔːgˈzɪl.i.ə.ri//

"Helping verb."

Article

Telegram Style ✉️

In a sentence, we only stress the IMPORTANT words (Content Words).

  • Stress: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Negatives (Don't).
  • Reduce (Schwa): Pronouns, Prepositions, Articles, 'To be'.

Example: "I will meet you at the station." -> "meet... station." (Reduces: I, will, you, at, the).

Practice

Progress: 0/10
Score: 0
1.

Which words carry the meaning?

2.

Should you stress 'The'?

3.

Should you stress 'Elephant'?

4.

Sentence: 'She went to the park.' Stress...

5.

"I can do it." (Positive). Stress 'can'?

6.

"I can't do it." (Negative). Stress 'can't'?

7.

Prepositions (at, for, from) are usually...

8.

Verbs are usually...

9.

Which sounds more natural?

10.

Reducing function words helps...

Microsoft Teams
SupraEnglish - Private English Tutor