Contrastive Stress

Study how stress changes meaning when you correct or emphasise information. Practise listening for contrastive stress and using it in short sentences.

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Video lesson explaining how sentence stress changes meaning in spoken English.

Clear examples of contrastive stress used to correct or clarify information.

Short PDF with useful contrastive stress examples and practice ideas.

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Listening practice to identify which information is highlighted by stress.

Practice sentences for changing stress to contrast different words and meanings.

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