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Word Stress in Formal Sentences
Return to Main Page Last Letters: Formal Word Stress in Sentences As you repeat the following sentences, practice the main techniques of word stress: – stress important words– reduce small words– speak in phrases and pause between phrases– let words flow together Use the video to listen and repeat. Seeking Promotion 1. If you are…
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Last Letter Pronunciation
Return to Main Page If a word ends in a consonant combination like ST, CT, FT, SK or PT, you do need to speak both sounds in order to have clear speech. The final sound happens quickly, but it should be there. Practice with these words: broadcast, cost, last, first, act, fact, contract, defect, project, Microsoft,…
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Word Stress in Casual Sentences
Return to Main Page -AGE and -ACE Endings: Casual Word Stress in Sentences Here we will practice the same sentences, but more casually. When speaking this way, you will use less stress, pause less often and let the words flow together more. When you see “same,” this means that there are no extra points of…
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Word Stress in Formal Sentences
Return to Main Page -AGE and -ACE Endings: Formal Word Stress in Sentences As you repeat the following sentences, practice the main techniques of word stress: – stress important words– reduce small words– speak in phrases and pause between phrases– let words flow together Use the video to listen and repeat. Heritage 1. My friend…
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-AGE and -ACE Endings
Return to Main Page -AGE and -ACE Endings These words have stress on the 1st syllable. -AGE Ending -ACE Ending adage knowledge furnace heritage leverage grimace homage privilege menace image salvage surface This word has stress on the 2nd syllable: advantage 750 Business Words -AGE and -ACE Main Page * http://www.speakmethod.com is a part of I.E.…
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-AGE and -ACE Diagram and Explanation
Return to Main Page -AGE and -ACE Endings When –age and –ace are endings in longer words, they sound like ij and is respectively. Basically a short I as in sit and a J sound for -age or an S sound for –ace. Please do not confuse this pronunciation with the standard long A sound in short, one-syllable words like page, rage, race and space. The A will…
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Word Stress in Casual Sentences
Return to Main Page X Sounds: Casual Word Stress in Sentences Here we will practice the same sentences, but more casually. When speaking this way, you will use less stress, pause less often and let the words flow together more. When you see “same,” this means that there are no extra points of casual English…
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Word Stress in Formal Sentences
Return to Main Page X Sounds: Formal Word Stress in Sentences As you repeat the following sentences, practice the main techniques of word stress: – stress important words– reduce small words– speak in phrases and pause between phrases– let words flow together Use the video to listen and repeat. Being an Example 1. She wants…
