English Pronunciation Tip of the Day
Tip 95
Category:
Quizzes and exercises
Author: JAM
Spot the nucleus
It's about time we had another quiz. Here are five sentences. Each one is produced as one intonation pattern. See if you can say where the intonation nucleus is. Remember: the nucleus is a single syllable. Don't worry about the nuclear tone. We'll have a quiz about that when we've had a few more tips on nuclear tones.
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Answers
The nucleus is shown by underlining
- I haven't got any money.
- I haven't got any money.
- They didn't make many mistakes.
- She hasn't finished her exams yet.
- Would you like to go to a concert?