1,192 prompts matching "Word stress drill: the noun contrast /ˈkɒntrɑːst/ against the verb contrast /kən"
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Check my understanding: placing emphatic stress on the word that carries an intended contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor and check my understanding of placing emphatic stress on the w
Help me practise: pronouncing two-syllable words stressed on the second syllable
Act as my SS1 English tutor and help me practise pronouncing words like 'enjoy', 'impound'
Exam drill: stressing content words and weakening function words to keep an even beat
Act as my SS1 English tutor and drill me exam-style on stressing content words and weakeni
Cot Versus Caught: The /ɒ/–/ɔː/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to hear and produce the difference between cot /kɒt/
Stress Shift: Present The Noun, Present The Verb
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how words like ˈpresent and preˈsent, ˈconduct and c
Teach me: three-syllable words stressed on the first or second syllable
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the difference between three-syllable words stres
Thin Versus Tin: The /θ/–/t/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me the consonant contrast between thin /θɪn/ and tin /t
Ship Versus Sip: The /ʃ/–/s/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to produce ship /ʃɪp/ distinctly from sip /sɪp/, the
Light Versus Right: The /l/–/r/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to produce light /laɪt/ and right /raɪt/ with clearl
Word Stress: Two Syllables On The Second
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me the stress pattern for two-syllable words stressed o
Sit Versus Seat: The /ɪ/–/iː/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to keep sit /sɪt/ and seat /siːt/ apart, a contrast
A Timed Vowel Contrast Drill
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Give me ten minimal pairs testing vowel contrasts Nigerian En
Heat Versus Eat: The /h/ Or Nothing Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to say heat /hiːt/ and eat /iːt/ without wrongly add
Fun Versus Fern: The /ʌ/–/ɜː/ Contrast
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me the difference between fun /fʌn/ and fern /fɜːn/, an
Check my understanding: placing stress correctly on noun-verb pairs such as 'conduct' and 'record'
Act as my SS1 English tutor and check my understanding of placing stress correctly on noun
Cap Versus Cab: Final Voicing Contrasts
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me to keep cap /kæp/ distinct from cab /kæb/ at the end
Sentence Stress: Which Words We Stress
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me which word classes usually carry sentence stress — n
Writing task: planning and writing a narrative of at least 450 words with a controlled
Act as my SS1 English tutor and give me a writing task on planning and writing a narrative
Practise: sustaining pure vowel contrasts such as /I/-/i:/ and /o/-/o:/ in connected speech
Act as my SS1 English tutor and help me practise sustaining pure vowel contrasts such as /
Quiz me: sustaining consonant contrasts such as th and sh across whole sentences
Act as my SS1 English tutor and quiz me on sustaining consonant contrasts such as th and s