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Sentence stress and rhythm

English · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Which words carry the beat in a sentence, and why English sounds uneven.

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  • 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
  • A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Syllables and stress patterns
  2. Sentence stress and rhythm
  3. Marking the beat in a sentence
  4. Reading a culture text with rhythm