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sentence stress
In English, content words generally carry the main meaning of sentences. Examples of content words are nouns, main verbs, adjectives, question words, adjectives etc. Content words are usually more stressed than function words. Function words usually have a grammatical function within a sentence. Examples of function words are helping verbs, pronouns, preposition etc.
Pronouncing English with the correct sentence stress makes it easier for English speakers to understand you.
Please watch the video to listen to examples of sentences with the correct sentence stress.
Daily Routine Questions – content words
Daily Routine Questions – Pronunciation
The louder words are bolded. These words are content words. The content words are more important. The loudest words are bolded and underlined.
- What time do you usually wake up?
- What do you usually have for breakfast?
- Do you drink coffee in the morning?
- What do you usually do in the afternoon?
- Are you working from home now?
- Do you usually get some exercise?
- Do you watch videos every day?
- What do you do for fun?
- Who does the cooking in your home?
- How much sleep do you usually get?
Daily Routine – Sentence Stress (video)
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