This session covers:
- Phrase Reductions
- Intonation
Phrase Reductions
(Going to try) becomes ‘gunna try’
I’m gunnatry to finish this book.
(Want to eat) becomes ‘wanna eat’
Do you wannaeat at seven o’clock?
(Have to start) becomes ‘hafta start’
I haftastart a diet tomorrow.
(Has to try) becomes ‘hastatry’
He hastatry harder.
(Got to leave) becomes ‘gotta leave’
I gotta leave in fifteen minutes.
(Ought to believe) becomes ‘oughta believe’
She oughta believe what he is saying.
(Out of bed) becomes ‘outabed’
I got outabed when I heard the alarm clock.
(Did you go?) becomes ‘Didjago’
Didjago to the store?
(Would he help?) becomes ‘Woody help’
Woodyhelp me move the furniture?
(Won’t you play?) becomes ‘Woncha play’
Woncha play one more song on the piano?
Woncha play one more song on the piano?
(Didn’t you know?) becomes ‘Didinchaknow’
Didinchaknow that she was coming home tomorrow?
(Is he?) becomes ‘Izzy’
Izzy the one that called?
(What do you want?) becomes ‘Whadaya_want’
(Give it to me.) becomes ‘GividaMe’
Gividame right away.
Intonation Practice
Have you ever tried one of Diane’s Donuts? They are so
delicious. I have eaten many different kinds of donuts, from all over the
country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made by Diane.
I have been told that she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money
can buy. The best flour, the best eggs and the best milk. I am sure, that once
you taste these incredible donuts, you will run and tell all of your friends.
Syllable Stress
Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first
syllable.
Two-Syllable Words (stress 1st syllable)
- Sofa
- Oven
- After
- Finger
- Station
- Second
- Enter
- Often
- Uncle
- Carpet
- Father
- Children
- Walking
- Jacket
- Lucky
- Comment
Two-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)
- Delete
- Decline
- Survive
- Protect
- Adopt
- Advance
- Below
- Resolve
- Advice
- Acquit
- Control
- Arrive
- Involve
- Massage
- Disease
- Relate
Generally, three-syllable words have stress on the second
syllable.
Three-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)
- Reduction
- Arrangement
- Audition
- Companion
- Detective
- Ambitious
- Companion
- Appliance
- Discover
- Unlawful
- Conclusion
- Assemble
- Adjustment
- Affected
- Acceptance
- Ferocious
Syllable Stress Practice
- The pictures are fantastic.
- He needs permission to find a solution.
- The party is in honor of his retirement.
- Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation.
- Joe drinks cheap wine.
- Sue only drinks expensive wine.
- Don’t forget his birthday.
- We would never forget his birthday.
- She’s planning to leave tomorrow.
- He made plans to leave a month ago.
- The Teacher’s meeting is at 9:00.
- The students announced that they will never have a meeting.
- My telephone isn’t working.
- The telephone needs to work by lunchtime.
- He’s painting his house blue and green.
- Your house would look terrible if it were green.
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