1. Read aloud the pairs of words. Single out the phonemes which are contrasted: day-gay, less-yes, thine-wine
2. Define the number of syllables in the following words: dancing, regular, organ
3. Provide these words with necessary stress marks: air-raid, modification, upward
4. Analyse the sentence considering the following points: I sent it back to those awful people immediately.
a) find strong and weak forms;
b) find cases of assimilation;
5. Mark stresses and draw the scheme of the sentence which sounds …: You can play the most intricate game in the world.