Sentence Stress

Sentence stress is the music of spoken English.

• True

• False

When we speak English, the time between stressed words is...

• different.

• the same.

Which words in a sentence are usually stressed?

• Function words.

• Content words.

• Grammar words.

[couch, table, rug, bookcase, chair]

These are examples of ...

• FUNCTION WORDS.

• CONTENT WORDS.

Which are CONTENT WORDS? Choose all the possible answers.

• JOHN

• SHE

• HOUSE

• BEAUTIFUL

Which is the normal neutral STRESS PATTERN?

• I go to my GRANDMA'S house EVERY DAY.

• I GO to my GRANDMA'S HOUSE EVERY DAY.

• I GO to my GRANDMA'S HOUSE every day.

The sentence stress is correct:

There's ALSO a GARAGE and a GARDEN.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Which words are less important or carry little meaning but make a sentence grammatically correct?

• Function words

• Content words

• Grammar words

• Nouns

The PERSONAL PRONOUNS I, HE, SHE, IT, THEY, YOU and WE are examples of...

• Function words

• Content words

Which are usually UNSTRESSED words?

• in, the, they, but

• furniture, play, lovely, quickly