VSTEP Speaking - Pronunciation

• Can articulate simple words and phrases but conversational partners may ask for repetition

• 2

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• 5

• Generally places word stress, but does not show efforts with sentence stress

• 6

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• 4

• 5

• Can articulate a very limited repertoire of learnt words and phrases with limited accuracy

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• Show some efforts in word stress despite frequent mispronunciations

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

• Places sentence stress flexibly and correctly to express different meanings

• 7

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• 10

• Generally places word and sentence stress. Shows good efforts with intonation.

• 7

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• 10

• Shows efforts with sentence stress despite rather low accuracy

• 7

• 8

• 5

• 6

• Varies intonation and places sentence stress correctly to express intended functions

• 7

• 8

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• 10

• Makes occasional errors with individual sounds

• 3

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• 6

• Shows few efforts with intonation

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 6