Content and function words

Which words in a sentence are usually stressed?

• Content words

• Function words

Which words carry little meaning but make a sentence grammatically correct?

• Content words

• Function words

When speaking English, we try to create a rhythm in which the time between stressed words is

• the same

• different

Which is a list of content words?

• the, a, is

• Mary, eyes, clear

Which is a list of function words?

• to, and, of

• amazing, children, London

Which are NOT usually stressed?

• prepositions, articles, pronouns, conjunctions

• nouns, main verbs, adjectives,adverbs

Which is the correct stress pattern?

• THEY went TO London to VISIT the QUEEN.

• They WENT to LONDON to VISIT the QUEEN.

We can also stress function words in order to _______ wrong information.

• provide

• correct

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

• THEY don't, but WE do.

• They don't, BUT we do.