5.20 · The Root Keeps the Stress

The Root Keeps the Stress

Speaker 1: Part one. Listen to six sentences. In one and two, the stressed syllable is in capital letters. In three to six, underline the stressed syllable of the word with a prefix.

One. She was unhappy with her first plan.

Speaker 2: Two. Please rewrite the first paragraph.

Speaker 1: Three. I hope I don’t oversleep tomorrow.

Speaker 2: Four. Many people underestimate the work.

Speaker 1: Five. I disagree with that goal.

Speaker 2: Six. Did you misspell his name?

Speaker 1: Part two. Listen again, and repeat each sentence in the pause. Make the stressed syllable clear.

One. She was unhappy with her first plan.

Speaker 2: Two. Please rewrite the first paragraph.

Speaker 1: Three. I hope I don’t oversleep tomorrow.

Speaker 2: Four. Many people underestimate the work.

Speaker 1: Five. I disagree with that goal.

Speaker 2: Six. Did you misspell his name?

Speaker 1: Part three. Now the speakers stress the part that is different, to show a contrast. Underline the stressed syllable in each pair. Then repeat in the pause.

Seven. I said unfair, not fair.

Speaker 2: Eight. He isn’t overpaid. He’s underpaid.

Speaker 1: Nine. We didn’t build it. We rebuilt it.