Sentence Stress Phrasebook

You will speak more fluently if you say some very common expressions with a fixed pronunciation, like a single word. The expressions below are grouped according to their stress pattern. Listen and repeat.

• 1. □ ■ □

Good morning.

Good evening.

Excuse me!

How are you?

You’re welcome.

I’d love to.

• 2. ■ □ ■

What’s you name?

What’s the time?

Thanks a lot.

Close the door.

Yes, of course.

Come and see!

Don’t forget.

• 3. □ ■ □ ■

A piece of cake.

The shop was closed.

It’s time to go.

I spoke to John.

A cup of tea.

• 4. ■ □ ■ □

See you later!

Just a moment.

Pleased to meet you.

Where’s the station?

• 5. ■ ■ □

No problem.

Don’t worry.

Keep quiet!

Please help us.

Who told you?

• 6. ■ ■ □ □

How much is it?

How far is it?

What time is it?

What day was it?

• 7. ■ □ □ ■

What do you do?

Where are you from?

Where do you live?

Where were you born?

When does it leave?

How do you do?

What do you want?

• 8. □ □ ■ □

Can you help me?

Do you like it?

Are you coming?

Was it raining?

There’s a problem.

• 9. □ □ ■ □ ■

Would you like a drink?

Do you want to come?

Is it time to go?

Is it far from home?

T E S T S

Test 1

Find the odd word, according to the reading rules (Найдите “лишнее” слово согласно правилам чтения подчеркнутых букв)

Model: A) fate B) ball C) famous D) favourite

Answer: B) ball ([ɔ:], в остальных случаях – [ei])

1. A) Polish B) bottom C) common D) porridge

2. A) hammer B) data C) flannel D) channel

3. A) crude B) spruce C) jute D) fume

4. A) stump B) mute C) huge D) tune

5. A) throne B) grope C) yoke D) dodge

6) A) myth B) mystic C) physics D) dyke

7. A) texture B) exam C) exaggerate D) exhibition

8. A) remark B) varnish C) prepare D) hardship

9. A) here B) mere C) service D) sincere

10. A) embarks B) reflects C) inserts D) starves

11. A) pebbles B) plunges C) windows D) explodes

12. A) where B) when C) why D) whom

13. A) appraised B) repulsed C) rescued D) allowed

14. A) upgraded B) judged C) informed D) proposed

15. A) wrap B) ward C) wisdom D) woke

16. A) clog B) crop C) scum D) fence

17. A) century B) cyst C) clump D) cell

18. A) struck B) cramp C) scripture D) centre

19. A) groom B) plunge C) fledge D) Egypt

20. A) plug B) gutter C) geology D) guide

Test 2

Find the word with a different sound where underlined. (Найдите слово с другим звуком в подчеркнутом месте)

Model: A) fit B) split C) kind D) will

Answer: C) kind ([ai], в остальных случаях – [ i ])

1. A) school B) chemistry C) architect D) chalk

2. A) skated B) looked C) passed D) cooked

3. A) vision B) passion C) illusion D) decision

4. A) mild B) film C) milk D) mill

5. A) sees B) watches C) has D) nods

6. A) barn B) yard C) award D) harmful

Find the word where the stressed vowel is read as in the alphabet (Найдите слово, где ударная гласная читается так, как она называется в алфавите)

7. A) fool B) role C) roll D) score

8. A) bare B) farm C) palm D) tape

9. A) dead B) there C) media D) pepper

10. A) puzzle B) future C) button D) fur

11. A) mirror B) mining C) fire D) winner

Find the word where the first letter is NOT read (Найдите слово, в котором первая буква НЕ читается)

12. A) whole B) whale C) why D) while

13. A) kitten B) knelt C) kilobyte D) kick

14. A) happy B) home C) honest D) horror

15. A) wrap B) ward C) wisdom D) woke

16. A) trench B) wrench C) wench D) branch

Find the word where the letter C is NOT read as [s] (Найдите слово, в котором буква С НЕ читается как [s])

17. A) cellular B) clack C) cent D) mince

18. A) cist B) pence C) insect D) central

Find the word where the letter G is read as [g] (Найдите слово, в котором буква G читается как [g])

19. A) guest B) gem C) geometry D) gymnastics

20. A) gypsy B) gesture C) ginger D) gossip