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Skills
Pronuciation: sentence stress

Instructions Listen to the sentences. Are the words in bold stressed or weak?

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1. Mom makes me clean my room every week.
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2. I got my dad to buy me a laptop.
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3. My grandma has her dogs walked for her every day.
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4. I have a dentist clean my teeth once a year.
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5. It’s obvious she had her nose done.
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6. The local grocery store has people bring their own bags.
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7. We got our parents to install solar panels.
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8. The teacher made me stay late to finish the homework.
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9. Our coach had us arrive early for extra training.
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10. It’s hard to get children to read.
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