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Sentence Stress RhythmSet 5

1In the sentence "They're studying for the exam," which word carries the primary stress?

2Which words should receive a mid-pitchlevel /2/ in this sentence?

3Stressed syllables are louder & longer, therefore, are easier to understand. True or False?

4In English, content words (nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) are usually stressed in a sentence.

5Does a presenter need to speak as clear as possible?

6Which form and stress do we usually use regarding function words in sentences?

7Damage to which hemisphere causes prosodic deficits in production and comprehension?

8The types of words that receive the least stress in a sentence are usually .....

9Which stress pattern corrects this statement? "I'm sure they work for the police."

10What do students do to prepare for the speaking task in Lesson G?

11Poems are meant to be read

12According to research, what role does correct pronunciation of individual sounds and syllable stress play?

13Which sentencew has the same stress pattern as"aBANdon"

14Which language has Stress-timed rhythm?

15What determines the tempo of production of speech?

16A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the

17In transmitting technique,rate of speech shall be not exceeded ..... words per minute:

18How can sentence stress vary in different dialects of English?

19The speed of speech of a trainer should range between high and moderate level.

20Which word is stressed in this sentence: "She can't believe it!"

21Why is it important to pronounce words, phrases, terms, and expressions clearly in various utterances?

22Putting stress on an unexpected word in a sentence is called

23But actually, sentence stress is flexible. It depends on .....

24According to the text, do pauses between words commonly exist in speech, as shown by a spectrogram?

25If a student is reading fluently, it means the student is

26A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed sullables

27What aspect of connected speech is in the following sentence? "Who is?"

28The car accelerated too fast and it went out of control and crashed into a ravine. What should be stressed if the speaker was afraid that the passengers of the car might be dead in the crash?

29Rhythms are .....

30The unstressed syllable should be, except .....

31The English accentual structure belongs to:

32Tonic-syllable is an optional component

33The degree of loudness of sound. A speaker must be heard clearly is called .....

34What should candidates avoid doing to maintain fluency?

35What causes sounds to change in connected speech?

36Most speech occurs in this register, average fundamental speaking frequency, men have a lower Fo

37A weak-form word at the end of a sentence usually takes the weak form.

38Sentence stress can help you be understood more easily?

39It refers to the natural way native speakers link words together in spoken English.

40What is a strong form of a word in English?

41Level 1 is a whisper voice. Who should be able to hear you at this level?

42"She finished her homework before dinner." Which words should be stressed for natural English rhythm?

43Sentence stress is .....

44The sentence nice to meet you in which part has the assimilation?

45What is the main reason that rhythm is important?

46In the sentence 'He only eats vegetables', which word is stressed?

47Why is understanding sentence stress important for non-native speakers?

48..... will determine the difference in pronouncing "ice cream" and "I scream".

49Why might sentence stress create difficulty for those learning English?

50In English, when we stress something, it means .....

51Which prosodic feature relates to the speed of speech?

52Which of the following sentences places stress on the correct content words?

53A particular word pronounced in isolation may sound differently in connected speech.

54Supra segmental phonetics connected speech with .....

55Students hoping for a band 7 or more need to be able to use higher level pronunciation features.

56In catenation, what typically happens to the final consonant sound?

57You don't have to use sentence stress to be understood but you need to be able to understand it to listen to native speakers.

58Use of too many fillers can distract your listeners.

59Correct rhythm group

60For speech, exhalation is .....

61What should your voice level be during transitions according to the guidelines?