500 Words: Word Stress

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1.

In the sentence, "My friend bought some groceries," the commonly stressed words are "friend" and "groceries."
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

In the sentence, "He was listening to her attentively" both "he" and "her" will commonly be stressed.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

In the sentence "The tree fell on the house," "fell" is commonly stressed.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

"John has a new motorcycle. He rides it all the time. Every day, John rides to work." In the third sentence, "every" will be commonly stressed.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

You can reduce small words, for instance "to" becomes "t'."
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

It is necessary to de-stress small words so that the stressed words can stand out.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Adjectives or adverbs may be stressed before nouns if they are important to the meaning of the speaker.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

You can reduce the "H" in "her" when saying "What's 'r name?"
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

"And" commonly reduces to "an."
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

You can practice good stress by pausing before or after the stressed word.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False

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