1. Read aloud the pairs of words. Single out the phonemes which are contrasted: decree-degree, log-long, eddy-any
2. Define the number of syllables in the following words: driver, thankful, money
3. Provide these words with necessary stress marks: contest, pick up, administration
4. Analyse the sentence considering the following points: She pretended to be quite indifferent to what her friend said to her.
a) find strong and weak forms;
b) find cases of assimilation;
5. Mark stresses and draw the scheme of the sentence which sounds friendly: Which of Shakespeare’s plays d’you like best?