Prosody practice for Assessment 2
1. Word stress
Underline the primary stress in each word and write the number of syllables in the word on the dotted line next to the word.
a) Yellow ……
b) Purple ……
c) Tangerine ……
d) Maroon ……
2. Rhythm
Show feet by copying the text on the next line and adding single forward slashes and carets where needed. You don’t need to use double slashes.
a) How are you?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) A bit tired, but okay.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) I’m the same.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) It must be Week Six!
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Intonation
Write the tone after the first double slashes.
Underline the tonic syllable.
a) // Hello / Fred //
b) // Nice to / see you //
c) // ^ Are you / on the / way to the / lecture? //
d) // Yes I / am //
Prosody practice for Assessment 2
1. Word stress
Underline the primary stress in each word and write the number of syllables in the word on the dotted line next to the word.
a) Yellow …2…
b) Purple …2…
c) Tangerine …3…
d) Maroon …2…
2. Rhythm
Show feet by copying the text on the next line and adding single forward slashes and carets where needed. You don’t need to use double slashes.
a) How are you?
/ How are / you /
b) A bit tired, but okay.
/ ^ A bit / tired / ^ but o / kay /
c) I’m the same.
/ I’m the / same /
d) It must be Week Six!
/ ^ It / must be Week / Six /
3. Intonation
Write the tone after the first double slashes.
Underline the tonic syllable.
a) // 1 Hello / Fred //
b) // 1 Nice to / see you //
c) // 2 ^ Are you / on the / way to the / lecture? //
d) // 1 Yes I / am //