1. Read aloud the pairs of words. Single out the phonemes which are contrasted: jug-bug, curt-coat, lay-lie
2. Define the number of syllables in the following words: sunny, carefully suddenly
3. Provide these words with necessary stress marks: qualify, ultra-fashionable, hair-do
4. Analyse the sentence considering the following points: Ted and Fred meant to spend the night in the tent, but Trent felt unwell.
a) find strong and weak forms;
b) find cases of assimilation.
5. Mark stresses and draw the scheme of the sentence which sounds as a serious suggestion: Doesn’t it occur to you that I’m the mistress of this class!