This listening activity will help you to practice rhythm and word stress in English sentences. First, listen to the audio. Were you able to tell which words were stressed? Remember, in order to stress a word, make it longer and stronger. Next, listen to the audio again and repeat each phrase. Finally, read the phrases aloud and stress the words indicated.

LISTEN

Listen to the audio recording below.

PRACTICE

Listen to these phrases and practice reading them.

1.    -     ●   -
   are looking
2.    -    -    ●
   have to give
3.  -   -     -      ●
   in the next month
4.  -      ●      -   -    ●
   will launch in a week
5.   -      -    ●   -    -     ●
   need to leverage the web
6.   ●    -    -    -   ●   -
   software as a service
7.  ●   -   -   -    -    ●
   president of the firm
8.   -    ●    -   -   ●
   get ready to sell
9.   -     ●     -     -    ●   -    ●
   what vendors can do for you
10.    -    ●      -   -  -    ●   -   ●  -  -
    they talk about the cost of energy

More Practice
Try these related pages to help you practice rhythm and stress:
Rhythm and Word Stress Practice B
Rhythm and Word Stress Practice C

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