Exercise 1-41: Supporting Words CD 2 Track 10
For this next part of the intonation of grammatical elements, each sentence has a few extra words to help you get the meaning. Keep the same strong intonation that you used before and add the new stress where you see the bold face. Use your rubber band.
1 The dogseat the bonesevery day. th' dägzeet th' bounzevree day
2 The dogsate the boneslast week. th' dägzεit th' bounzlæss dweek
3 The dogs're eating the bonesright now. th' dägzr reeding th' bounzräit næo
4 The dogs'll eat the bones if they're here. th' dägzəleet th' bounzif thεr hir
5 The dogs'd eat the bones if they were here. th' dägzədeet th' bounzif they wr hir
6 The dogs'd've eaten the bones if they'd been th' dägzədəveetn th' bounzif theyd bin here. hir
7 The dogsthat've eaten the bonesare sick. th' dägzədəveetn th' bounzr sick
8 The dogs've eaten the bonesevery day. th' dägzəveetn th' bounzεvry day
9 The dogs'd eaten the bones by the time we got th' dägzədeetn th' bounz by th' time we there. gätthεr
10 The dogs'll have eaten the bones by the time th' dägzələveetn th' bounz by th' time we getthere. we get thεr
