B. Reading/Listening comprehension
Read our article about word stress on pages 24-25 of
English Now
No 111. Listen and decide if the sentence contains elision, weak forms, or both.
1. They have bad grandparents.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
2. Put the wet boots there, please.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
3. I must get away quickly.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
4. What are you doing?
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
5. What a shame.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
6. I’d love to visit.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
7. Nice to meet you.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
8. He would love to marry you.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
9. He talked a mile a minute.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
10. He’s my big brother.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
11. I want you to be a good boy.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
12. Give the dog a bone.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
13. There are no fat gorillas here.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
14. They went back to their country.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
15. Jump in a pool on a hot day.
a. elision
b. weak forms
c. elision and weak forms
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