1. Read aloud the pairs of words. Single out the phonemes which are contrasted: cap-cab, thick-sick, save-shave
2. Define the number of syllables in the following words: stranger, dinner, honey
3. Provide these words with necessary stress marks: displease, substitution, understanding
4. Analyse the sentence considering the following points: Have you made up your mind yet what you want to do when you leave college?
a) find strong and weak forms;
b) find cases of assimilation;
5. Mark stresses and draw the scheme of the sentence which sounds complete and final: I’ve got a wretched chimney that has to be knocked down and rebuilt.