Word stress in food words

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Intro.

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Intro.

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1. Word stress.

Put the nouns into one of the boxes below to show how they are stressed.

Now listen to how these words are pronounced.

2. The neutral vowel (schwa).

Listen to these words.

Which syllable(s) contains a /ə/ (schwa) sound in each of these words?

salad

2nd syllable (sa-lad)

3. Pronouncing.

The letter g can be pronounced /g/, as in go or /ʤ/, as in page.

Put the words into one of the two boxes to show how g is pronounced.

Listen to how these words are pronounced.

4. Practise.

Practise saying the words from this section, paying attention to the aspects of the pronunciation you have studied.