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SENTENCE STRESS EXAMPLES

POSITIVE SENTENCES

He used to walk to school.	/ˌhi ˈyustə ˌwɔk tə ˈskul/
I have finished my homework.	/ˌaɪv ˈfɪnɪʃtˌmaɪ ˈhoʊmwɚk/
I used to like my friends.	/ˌaɪ ˈyustə ˌlaɪk ˌmaɪ ˈfrɛndz/
I was able to speak fluently.	/ˌaɪ wəz ˈeɪbəl tə ˌspik ˈfluəntli/
It is very interesting.	/ˌɪts ˈvɛri ˌɪntrɪstɪŋ/
It’s been snowing all day.	/ˌɪts bɪn ˌsnoʊɪŋ ˈɔl ˌdeɪ/
My car was stolen last year.	/ˌmaɪ ˈkɑr wəz ˌstoʊlən ˈlæst ˌyɪr/
My friends visit me on Sunday.	/ˌmaɪ ˈfrɛndz ˈvɪzɪt mi ɑn ˈsʌndi/
My friends visited me.	/ˌmaɪ ˈfrɛndz vɪzɪt̬ɪd ˌmi/
My friends will visit me.	/ˌmaɪ ˈfrɛndz wəl ˈvɪzɪt ˌmi/
She had written her book.	/ˌʃiyəd ˈrɪtn-ɚˈbʊk/
He has written his book.	/ˌhiyəz ˈrɪtn-ɪz ˈbʊk/
She hates listening to music.	/ˌʃi ˈheɪts ˌlɪsnɪŋ tə ˈmyuzɪk/
She’s going to sing a song.	/ˌʃiz ˈgoʊɪŋ tə ˌsɪŋ-ə ˈsɔŋ/
She must help her parents.	/ˌʃi ˈməstˌhɛlp-ɚ ˈpɛrənts/
She says that she will come.	/ˌʃi ˈsɛz ðət ˌʃi wəl ˈkʌm/
She will have written her book.	/ˌʃi ˌwələv ˈrɪtn-ɚ ˈbʊk/
That boy’s my friend.	/ˈðæt ˌbɔɪz maɪ ˈfrɛnd/
They are living in Turkey now.	/ˌðeɪ^yɚ ˌlɪvɪŋ-ɪn ˈtɚki ˌnau/
They’d been playing football.	/ˌðeɪd bɪn ˌpleɪyɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔl/
They’ve been playing basketball.	/ˌðeɪv bɪn ˌpleɪyɪŋ ˈbæskɪtˌbɔl/
They love walking at the beach.	/ˌðeɪ ˈlʌv ˌwɔkɪŋ-ət ðə ˈbitʃ/
They said that we played badly.	/ˌðeɪ ˈsɛd ðət ˌwi ˌpleɪd ˈbædli/
They will have been playing it.	/ˌðeɪ wələv bɪn ˈpleɪyɪŋ-ɪt/
Those teachers are at my school.	/ˈðoʊz ˌtitʃɚz ɚ-ət ˌmaɪ ˈskul/
We say that he’s doing it.	/ˌwi ˈseɪ ðət ˌhiz ˈduɪŋ-ɪt/
Hers are red.	/ˈhɚz-ɚ ˌrɛd/
Linda hurt herself.	/ˈlɪndə ˈhɚt ɚˌsɛlf/

NOTE:

INTENTION	SPELLING	PRONUNCIATION
Positive	I can do it.	/aɪ kən duw ɪt/
Extra Positive	I can do it.	/aɪ kæn duw ɪt/

INTENTION	SPELLING	PRONUNCIATION
Negative	I can’t do it.	/aɪ kæn^t duw ɪt/
Extra Negative	I can’t do it.	/aɪ kænt duw ɪt/

SPELLING	BRITISH	AMERICAN
can’t	/kɑːnt/	/kænt/

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

He doesn’t like sitting at a cafe.	/ˌhi ˈdʌznt ˌlaɪk ˈsɪt̬ɪŋ-ət̬ə kæˈfeɪ/
He won’t be able to cook.	/ˌhi ˈwoʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tə ˌkʊk/
His friends didn’t visit him.	/ˌhɪz frɛndz ˈdɪdntˌvɪzɪt̬-ɪm/
His friends won’t visit him.	/ˌhɪz frɛndz ˈwoʊnt ˌvɪzɪt̬-ɪm/
I can’t stand that boy.	/ˌaɪ ˈkænt ˌstænd ˈðæt ˌbɔɪ/
She hadn’t written her book.	/ˌʃi ˈhædnt ˌrɪtn-ɚ ˈbʊk/
She hasn’t written her book.	/ˌʃi ˈhæzənt ˌrɪtn-ɚˈ bʊk/
She won’t have written her book.	/ˌʃi ˈwoʊnt-əv ˌrɪtn-ɚ ˈbʊk/
They aren’t living in Turkey.	/ˌðeɪ^y ˈɑrənt ˌlɪvɪŋ-ɪn ˈtɚki/
They didn’t use to smoke.	/ˌðeɪ ˈdɪdntˌyustə ˈsmoʊk/
They hadn’t been playing it.	/ˌðeɪ ˈhædnt bɪn ˌpleɪyɪŋ-ɪt/
They haven’t been playing it.	/ˌðeɪ ˈhævənt bɪn ˌpleɪyɪŋ-ɪt/
They won’t have been playing it.	/ˌðeɪ ˈwoʊnt-əv bɪn ˌpleɪyɪŋ-ɪt/
We mustn’t play in the class.	/ˌwi ˈmʌsənt ˌpleɪ^y-ɪn ðə ˈklæs/
You mustn’t cheat in the exam.	/ˌyʊ ˈmʌsənt ˌtʃit-ɪn ðiy ɪgˈzæm/
You shouldn’t come late.	/ˌyʊ ˈʃʊdnt ˌkʌm ˈleɪt/
She wasn’t playing the guitar.	/ˌʃi ˈwʌzənt ˌpleɪyɪŋ ðə gɪˈtɑr/
We weren’t going out.	/ˌwi ˈwɚnt ˌgoʊɪŋ-ˈaʊt/
You couldn’t read and write.	/ˌyʊ ˈkʊdnt ˈrid n ˌraɪt/
He can’t study himself at home.	/ˌhi ˈkænt ˌstʌdi ɪmˌsɛlf ət ˈhoʊm/

QUESTION WORDS

Can you describe yourself?	/kən yə dɪˈskraɪb yɚˌsɛlf/
Did she use to visit him?	/dɪd ˌʃi ˈyustə ˌvɪzɪt-ɪm/
Did you wear that dress?	/dɪˌdʒʊ ˈwɛr ˈðæt ˌdrɛs/
Do you like flying?	/dyə ˌlaɪk ˈflaɪyɪŋ/
Do you like this one or that one?	/dyə ˌlaɪk ˈðɪs ˌwʌn ɔr ˈðæt ˌwʌn/
How do you spell it?	/ˈhaʊ dyə ˌspɛl-ɪt/
How high is the building?	/ˈhaʊ ˌhaɪ^y-əz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ/
How long hasn’t she gone there?	/ˈhaʊ ˌlɔŋ ˈhæzəntʃi ˌgɔn ˈðɛr/
How long have you been talking?	/ˈhaʊ ˌlɔŋ-ə yʊ bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ/
How many books will you read?	/ˈhaʊ ˌmɛni ˈbʊks wəl yə ˌrid/
How many hours is she waiting?	/ˈhaʊ ˌmɛni ˈaʊɚz-əz ʃi ˌweɪt̬ɪŋ/
How much money have you got?	/ˈhaʊ ˌmʌtʃ ˈmʌni^y-əv yə ˌgɑt/
How old are you?	/ˈhaʊw ˌoʊld-ɚˈyu/
How well do you know it?	/ˈhaʊ ˌwɛl dyə ˈnoʊw ɪt/
Is he as old as her?	/əz-iy-əz ˈoʊld əz-ɚ/
What are you going to do here?	/ˈwʌt-ɚ yə ˈgoʊɪŋ tə ˌdu ˈhɪr/
What are you looking at?	/ˈwʌt-ɚyə ˌlʊkɪŋ-ˈæt/
What are you looking for?	/ˈwʌt-ɚ yə ˌlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔr/
Which books will you read?	/ˈwɪtʃ ˌbʊks wəl yə ˈrid/
What does she do?	/ˈwʌt dəz ˌʃi ˈdu/
What should I do?	/ˈwʌt ʃəd-ˌaɪ ˈdu/
What time was it?	/ˈwʌt ˌtaɪm wəz-ɪt/
What’s the book about?	/ˈwʌts ðə ˈbʊk-əˌbaʊt/
What’s your name?	/ˈwʌts yɚ ˌneɪm/
What's your favourite drink?	/ˈwʌts yɚ ˈfeɪvrɪt ˌdrɪŋk/
When are you coming back?	/ˈwɛn-ɚ yə ˌkʌmɪŋ ˈbæk/
When are you going?	/ˈwɛn-ɚ yə ˌgoʊɪŋ/
When didn’t you study?	/ˈwɛn ˌdɪdnt yəˈstʌdi/
When is she coming back?	/ˈwɛnz ʃi ˌkʌmɪŋ ˈbæk/
When were the books stolen?	/ˈwɛn wɚðə ˈbʊks ˌstoʊlən/
Where are you from?	/ˈwɛr-ɚ yə ˌfrʌm/
Where did you stay at?	/ˈwɛr dɪˌdʒə ˌsteɪ^y-ˈæt/
Where did you stay?	/ˈwɛr dɪd yə ˌsteɪ/
Where’s he going to speak?	/ˈwɛrz ˌhi ˈgoʊɪŋ tə ˌspik/
Which clothes were they selling?	/ˈwɪtʃ ˌkloʊz wɚ ˌðeɪ ˈselɪŋ/
Which languages do you speak?	/ˈwɪtʃ ˌlæŋgwɪdʒɪz dyə ˌspik/
Who came to my house?	/ˈhu ˌkeɪm tə ˌmaɪ ˈhaʊs/
Who did he go with?	/ˈhu dɪd hi ˌgoʊ ˈwɪθ/
Who helps with my homework?	/ˈhu ˌhɛlps wɪð ˌmaɪ ˈhoʊmwɚk/
Whom will you help?	/ˈhum wəl yə ˌhɛlp/
Whose teacher is coming back?	/ˈhuz ˌtitʃɚz ˌkʌmɪŋ ˈbæk/

Does she work at the hospital? Yes, she does.	/dəz ˌʃi ˈwɚk-ət ðə ˈhɑspɪt̬l/ /ˌyɛs ʃi ˈdʌz/
Can he go out? Yes, he can.	/kən ˌhi ˈgoʊ^wˌaʊt/ /ˌyɛs hi ˈkæn/
Was it here? Yes, it was.	/ˌwəz-ɪt ˈhɪr/ /ˌyɛs ɪt ˈwʌz/
Were there any books? Yes, there were.	/wɚ ˌðɛr ˈɛni ˌbʊks/ /ˌyɛs ðɛr ˈwɚ/
Do you like it? Yes, I do.	/ˌdyə ˈlaɪk-ɪt/ /ˌyɛs aɪ ˈdu/
Could he write and read? Yes, he could.	/kəd ˌhi ˈraɪt-n ˌrid/ /ˌyɛs hi ˈkʊd/
Are there any students? Yes, there are.	/ɚ ˌðɛr ˈɛni ˌstudnts/ /ˌyɛs ðɛr ˈɑr/
Have you got a car? Yes, I have.	/ˌhəv yə ˈgɑt-ə ˈkɑr/ /ˌyɛs aɪ ˈhæv/
Has she got an apple? Yes, she has.	/həz ʃi ˌgɑt-n ˈæpəl/ /ˌyɛs ʃi ˈhæz/
Are you listening to the music? Yes, I am.	/ɚ yə ˌlɪsnɪŋ tə ðə ˈmyuzɪk/ /ˌyɛs aɪ^y ˈæm/
Were they playing the guitar? Yes, they were.	/wɚ ˌðeɪ ˌpleɪɪŋ ðə gɪˈtɑr/ /ˌyɛs ðeɪ ˈwɚ/
Have you met her? Yes, I have.	/ˌhəv yə ˈmɛt-ɚ/ /ˌyɛs aɪ ˈhæv/
Has she helped him? Yes, she has.	/həz ˌʃi ˈhɛlpt-ɪm/ /ˌyɛs ʃi ˈhæz/
Has she been to London?  Yes, she has been to London.	/ˌhæz ˌʃi bɪn tə ˈlʌndən/ /ˌyɛs ʃi^y-əz bɪn tə ˈlʌndən/
Have you been to İstanbul?  No, I haven’t been to İstanbul.	/ˌhæv yə bɪn tʊ isˈtɑnbul/ /ˌnoʊ aɪ ˈhævənt bɪn tʊ isˈtɑnbul/
I don’t study.  Neither does she.	/ˌaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˌstʌdi/ /ˌnaɪðɚ dəz ˈʃi/
She’s bored. So is he.	/ˌʃiz ˈbɔrd/ /ˌsoʊ^w əz ˈhi/
Would you like to meet him? No, I wouldn’t.	/ˌwəd yə ˈlaɪk tə ˈmit-ɪm/ /ˌnoʊ^waɪ ˈwʊdnt/

PHONETIC SPELLING

/ðə ˈflaʊɚz-ɚ ˌbiɪŋ ˈwɑt̬ɚd ˌbaɪ ðə ˈgɑrdnɚ ˌnaʊ/

/ðə ˌθivz ˈwɚntˌfɑloʊd ˌbaɪ ðə pəˈlis/

/ðə ˌlɛt̬ɚ ˈhædnt bɪn ˌrɪtn bayɚ ˈfɑðɚ/

/ˌʃiz ðə ˈmoʊst-ɪnˌtɛlədʒənt ˈstudnt ˌaɪv ˈɛvɚ ˌmɛt/

/ˌʃiz ˈtɔkɪŋ tə ðə ˌhɛlpfəl ˈwɚkɚz/

/ɪts ðə ˌtʃipɪst hoʊˈtɛl ˌaɪv ˈɛvɚ ˌsteɪd-ˈæt/

/maɪ ˌhaʊs ˈhæznt bɪn ˌpeɪntɪd ˈsɪns aɪ ˌmuvd/

/ðə ˈmætʃ wəl bi ˌpleɪd ɪf-ɪt ˈdʌzənt ˌsnoʊ/

/ˌðeɪ ˈdoʊnt ˌhæftə ˈgoʊ tə ðə ˌskul ɔn ˈsʌndiz/

/ˌðeɪ wɚ ˈlɪvɪŋ-ɪn isˈtɑnbul ˌwɛn ˈaɪ ˌhæd n ˈæksədənt/

/ˌðeɪ wɚ ˌpleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔl ˌsoʊ ɪt wəz ˈdɪfəkʌlt tə ˌhɪr mi/

/ˌðeɪ ˈwɚnt ˌlɪvɪŋ-ɪn isˈtɑnbul ˌwɛn ˈaɪ ˌhæd n ˈæksədənt/

/ðeɪ wəl bi ˈlɪvɪŋ-ɪn isˈtɑnbul ˌwɛn ðə ˈwɔr bɪˌgɪnz/

/ðeɪ woʊnt bi ˈlɪvɪŋ-ɪn isˈtɑnbul ˌwɛn ðə ˈwɔr bɪˌgɪnz/

/ˌðoʊz ˈhaʊz-ɪz wɚ ˈpeɪntɪd baɪ maɪ ˈfɑðɚ/

/ˌaɪv bɪn ˈpleɪɪŋ ˌfʊpbɔl fɚ tu ˌmʌnθs/

/ˌɪf ˌyʊ-wəd ˈkeɪm ˌaɪ wəd-əv bɪn ˈvɛri ˌhæpi/

/ˌɪf ˈwi ˌdɪd səm ˈridɪŋ ˌwiyəd bi ˈbɛt̬ɚ/

/ˌɪf ðə ˈbʊk-əd bɪn ˈtʃipɚ ˌʃiyəd-əv ˈbɔt-ɪt/

/ðə ˈkɑr wəl bi rɪˈpɛrd ˌbaɪ ðə məˈkænɪk ɪn ði ˌivnɪŋ/

/ˌɪf-ˌaɪ wɚ ˈyu ˌaɪ ˈwʊdnt ˌgoʊ tʊ ˈɑŋkɑrɑ/

/ˌɪf-ɪt ˈwʌzənt ˌwɪndi wid ˌhæv-ə ˈpɪknɪk/

/ˌɪf ʃi ˌstʌdid ˈhɑrd ʃi wəd ˌpæs ði ɪgˈzæm/

/ˈhaʊ ˌlɔŋəz ʃi bɪn ˈstʌdiɪŋ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/

/ˈhaʊ^w ˌɔfən dɪd ʃi ˌgoʊ tə ðə ˈsɪnəmə/

/ˌaɪv bɪn ˌlɪvɪŋ-ɪn ˈtɚki ˌsɪns ˈeɪprəl/

/ˌaɪm ˈbɔrd bət aɪ ˈhæftə ˌdu maɪ ˈhoʊmwɚk/

/ˌmaɪ ˌfrɛndz ˈdoʊnt ˌvɪzɪt mi ɔn ˈsʌndiz/

/ˌhi ˈwʊdnt-əv ˈitn ɪf i ˈhædnt ˌkʌm/

/ˈɪŋglɪʃ-ɪz ˌspoʊkən ˈɔl ˌoʊvɚ ðə ˈwɚld/

/ɚ yəˌgoʊɪŋ tə ðə ˈsɪnəmə ɑn ˈsæt̬ɚdi/

/həv yə ˌgɑt-ə ˈgɚlfrɛnd ˌɔr-ə ˈbɔɪfrɛnd/

/ˈwʌt dyə ˌlaɪk ˈduɪŋ-ɪn yɚ ˌfri ˈtaɪm/

/yəv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fɚ mi ˈtwɛnti ˈmɪnɪts/

/kən yə ˌraɪd-ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl/

/kən hi ˌpleɪ^y-ən ˈɪnstrəmənt/

/ˈwʌts yɚ ˌdʒɑb/

/ˈwɛrz ʃi ˌfrʌm/

/ˈwʌts yɚ ˌneɪm/

-A cup of tea, please. /ə ˈkʌp əv ˌtiː ˈpliːz/

-Don't forget it, will you? /ˈdəʊn fəˌget ɪt ˌwɪl ˈjuː/

-Don't speak loudly, will you? /ˈdəʊn ˌspiːk ˈlaʊdli ˌwɪl ˈjuː/

-Don't touch it. /ˈdəʊn ˌtʌtʃ ɪt/

-He couldn't accept it. /hi ˈkʊdn əkˌsept ɪt/

-He has to walk. /hi ˈhæs tə ˌwɔːk/

-He is in bed. /ˌhiz ɪm ˈbed/

-He went to the cinema. /hi ˌwen tə ðə ˈsɪnɪmə/

-How do you go? /ˈhaʊ dʒʊ ˌgəʊ/

-How far is it? /ˈhaʊ ˌfɑːr ɪz ɪt/

-I bought these books. /aɪ ˌbɔːt ˈðiːz ˌbʊks ˈjestədeɪ/

-I didn't do any homework. /aɪ ˈdɪdn ˌduː ˈeni ˌhəʊmwɜːk/

-I have to study. /aɪ ˈhæf tə ˌstʌdi/

-I saw her in this shop. /aɪ ˌsɔː ər ɪn ˈðɪʃ ˌʃɒp/

-I stand there. /aɪ ˌstæn ˈðeə/

-It is very bad. /ɪts ˈveri ˌbæd/

-Pass the salt, please. /ˈpɑːs ðə ˌsɔːlt ˈpliːz/

-Post the letter, please. /ˈpəʊs ðə ˌletə ˈpliːz/

-She had to come. /ʃi ˈhæt tə ˌkʌm/

-She has a lot of housework. /ʃi ˌhæz ə ˈlɒt əv ˌhaʊswɜːk/

-She leaves the house. /ʃi ˈliːvz ðə ˌhaʊs/

-She met an old man. /ʃi ˌmet ən ˈəʊl ˌmæn/

-She never comes back. /ʃi ˈnevə ˌkʌmz ˈbæk/

-So he does. /ˌsəʊ hi ˈdʌz/

-Such a good boy. /ˈsʌtʃ ə ˈgʊb ˌbɔɪ/

-The boys are tall. /ðə ˈbɔɪz ə ˈtɔːl/

-They went shopping. /ðeɪ ˌwen ˈʃɒpɪŋ/

-We haven't got many. /wi ˈhævn ˌgɒt ˈmeni/

-What a wonderful day! /ˈwɒt ə ˌwʌndəfl ˈdeɪ/

-What day is it today? /ˈwɒt ˌdeɪ ɪz ɪt təˈdeɪ/

-What do you want? /ˈwɒt djə ˌwɒnt/

-What is the matter? /ˈwɒts ðə ˌmætə/

-What's the time? /ˈwɒts ðə ˌtaɪm/