Why is rhythm important in English pronunciation?

English Pronunciation and Stress Patterns

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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It improves vocabulary.
It helps in understanding grammar.
It makes you sound more natural.
It helps in writing essays.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a syllable-timed language?
A language where certain syllables are stressed more.
A language with no stress on syllables.
A language where every syllable has the same stress.
A language with stress only on the first syllable.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of language is English considered?
Syllable-timed
Pitch-timed
Stress-timed
Tone-timed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What determines if a syllable is stressed in English?
The number of vowels in the word
Whether the word is a content or function word
The length of the word
The position of the word in a sentence
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a content word?
Quickly
And
Is
The
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a function word?
Tree
Under
Admire
Situation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the sentence length when function words are added?
It becomes shorter.
It remains the same.
It becomes grammatically incorrect.
It becomes longer.
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