Phonetics

Word stress

Word stress

The salad tasted so well that he returned to the salad bar for another helping

Though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister

Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner

Nam’s father, ______ is 78 years old, goes swimming every day.

It was______ a boring film that I left before the end.

If we work hard, we will make this beach a clean and______ place again.

The new teacher loves poems and______ them by heart.

You shouldn’t stay at home so much. Go______ and make new friends.

Unless he______ hard, he______ the final exam.

Mathematics is a______ subject in school.

I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just______, please!

My father used______ heavily, but he doesn’t smoke any longer.

Peter: “Would you like to drink more coffee?”

Daisy: “______.”

Rebbeca: “______ letting me use your bike for a little while.”

Dan: “Please go ahead!”

Closest meaning:

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

Closest meaning:

The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.

Opposite meaning:

There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

Opposite meaning:

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

Television is ______ form of entertainment in the American household.

Scientists now say that children can be negatively affected by constantly ______ television.

It is very useful ............ English fluently.

He hasn’t smoked ........ three years.

Word stress

Word stress

Phonetics

Phonetics

As the demand for gasoline rose over time, its price increased more considerable.

I miss to work in the travel industry. Maybe I can get my old job back.

If he had revised the lesson carefully, he would has passed the exam.

What ______Ba______ from Liz last week?

He had to work hard so that he ______ his family.

The government should pay more attention to street children and ______ people.

You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.

You should stay at home ______ the storm blows over.

Crops are sprayed with______ to kill insects.

- Alex: “Do you mind if I watch TV late tonight?”

- Zoey: “______”

- Mia: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!”

– Jesse: “______”

Closest meaning:

He can’t make up his mind whether he should phone her or not.

Closest meaning:

This film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

Opposite meaning:

The young are now far more materialistic than their precedents years ago.

Opposite meaning:

The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks.

In factories, electricity is used to ______ the electric motor of machines.

It took women a long time to struggle _____ the right to vote.

She lives in one of the most _____ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.

She suggested _____ money for the poor people in the region.

We were made _____ all the cleaning in the house.